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Figueiredo's toby

Canthigaster figueiredoi Moura & Castro, 2002

Status not recordedbony fish

The figueiredo's toby (Canthigaster figueiredoi) is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, order Tetraodontiformes.

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Quick facts about the figueiredo's toby

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the figueiredo's toby live?

Not recorded

Is the figueiredo's toby endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the figueiredo's toby classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderTetraodontiformes
  5. familyTetraodontidae
  6. genusCanthigaster
  7. SpeciesCanthigaster figueiredoi Moura & Castro, 2002
Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Brazilian sharpnose pufferEnglish
  • Figueiredo's pufferEnglish
  • Southern Atlantic sharpnose pufferEnglish
  • Southern Atlantic sharpnose-pufferEnglish
  • Southern Atlantic tobyEnglish
  • Peix bola nan brasilerCatalan
  • Tamborín del Atlántico SurSpanish
  • Baiacu-de-recifePortuguese
  • Baiacu-anão-brasileiroPortuguese
  • Baiacu-de-FigueiredoPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the figueiredo's toby

Other species in the same genus Canthigaster.

Model toby

Canthigaster valentini

TetraodontidaeNo free photo yet

Spotted toby

Canthigaster solandri

TetraodontidaeNo free photo yet

Ambon toby

Canthigaster amboinensis

TetraodontidaeNo free photo yet

Clown toby

Canthigaster callisterna

TetraodontidaeNo free photo yet

Rapa toby

Canthigaster rapaensis

TetraodontidaeNo free photo yet

Maze toby

Canthigaster rivulata

TetraodontidaeNo free photo yet

CompareFigueiredo's toby vs Model tobyFigueiredo's toby vs Spotted tobyFigueiredo's toby vs Ambon tobyFigueiredo's toby vs Clown toby

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the figueiredo's toby?

The figueiredo's toby (Canthigaster figueiredoi) belongs to the family Tetraodontidae in the order Tetraodontiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Figueiredo's toby (Canthigaster figueiredoi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/figueiredos-toby

MLA

“Figueiredo's toby (Canthigaster figueiredoi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/figueiredos-toby.

BibTeX
@misc{figueiredos_toby_2026,
  title = {Figueiredo's toby (Canthigaster figueiredoi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/figueiredos-toby},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}