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Pearl toby

Canthigaster margaritata (Rüppell, 1829)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the pearl 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 pearl toby live?

Not recorded

Is the pearl 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 pearl toby classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderTetraodontiformes
  5. familyTetraodontidae
  6. genusCanthigaster
  7. SpeciesCanthigaster margaritata (Rüppell, 1829)

Synonyms Canthigaster margaritatus, Canthigaster marginatus, Tetraodon margaritatus

Other names and names in other languages (19)
  • Peacock pufferEnglish
  • Red sea tobyEnglish
  • HadroomArabic
  • Peix bola nan nacratCatalan
  • 珍珠扁背魨Chinese
  • hranobřich perleťovýCzech
  • Orangebuget kuglefiskDanish
  • Perlen-SpitzkopfkugelfischGerman
  • Tamborín del Mar RojoSpanish
  • AaltopallokalaFinnish
  • BourseFrench
  • Pesce cofano del Mar RossoItalian
  • Buntal-lunas landukMalay
  • PauwoogspitskopkogelvisDutch
  • Baiacu-anão-peroladoPortuguese
  • Сейшельский острорылый иглобрюхRussian
  • ปลาปักเป้าปะการังThai
  • 珍珠扁背鲀Chinese
  • Canthigaster perléFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pearl 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

ComparePearl toby vs Model tobyPearl toby vs Spotted tobyPearl toby vs Ambon tobyPearl toby vs Clown toby

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the pearl toby?

The pearl toby (Canthigaster margaritata) 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). Pearl toby (Canthigaster margaritata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pearl-toby

MLA

“Pearl toby (Canthigaster margaritata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pearl-toby.

BibTeX
@misc{pearl_toby_2026,
  title = {Pearl toby (Canthigaster margaritata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pearl-toby},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}