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Marquesan toby

Canthigaster marquesensis Allen & Randall, 1977

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the marquesan 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 marquesan toby live?

Not recorded

Is the marquesan 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 marquesan toby classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderTetraodontiformes
  5. familyTetraodontidae
  6. genusCanthigaster
  7. SpeciesCanthigaster marquesensis Allen & Randall, 1977
Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Merquesan tobyEnglish
  • Peix bola nan de les MarquesesCatalan
  • Canthigaster des MarquisesFrench
  • Baiacu-anão-marquesanoPortuguese
  • Baiacu-anão-de-MarquesasPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the marquesan 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

CompareMarquesan toby vs Model tobyMarquesan toby vs Spotted tobyMarquesan toby vs Ambon tobyMarquesan toby vs Clown toby

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the marquesan toby?

The marquesan toby (Canthigaster marquesensis) 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). Marquesan toby (Canthigaster marquesensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/marquesan-toby

MLA

“Marquesan toby (Canthigaster marquesensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/marquesan-toby.

BibTeX
@misc{marquesan_toby_2026,
  title = {Marquesan toby (Canthigaster marquesensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/marquesan-toby},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}