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Goldface toby

Canthigaster jamestyleri Moura & Castro, 2002

Status not recordedbony fish

The goldface toby (Canthigaster jamestyleri) is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, order Tetraodontiformes.

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Quick facts about the goldface 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 goldface toby live?

Not recorded

Is the goldface 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 goldface toby classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderTetraodontiformes
  5. familyTetraodontidae
  6. genusCanthigaster
  7. SpeciesCanthigaster jamestyleri Moura & Castro, 2002
Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Peix bola nan del golfCatalan
  • Baiacu-anão-de-focinho-douradoPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the goldface 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

CompareGoldface toby vs Model tobyGoldface toby vs Spotted tobyGoldface toby vs Ambon tobyGoldface toby vs Clown toby

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the goldface toby?

The goldface toby (Canthigaster jamestyleri) belongs to the family Tetraodontidae in the order Tetraodontiformes.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Goldface toby (Canthigaster jamestyleri). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/goldface-toby

MLA

“Goldface toby (Canthigaster jamestyleri).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/goldface-toby.

BibTeX
@misc{goldface_toby_2026,
  title = {Goldface toby (Canthigaster jamestyleri)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/goldface-toby},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}