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Rapa nui toby

Canthigaster cyanetron Randall & Cea-Egaña, 1989

Status not recordedbony fish

The rapa nui toby (Canthigaster cyanetron) is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, order Tetraodontiformes.

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Quick facts about the rapa nui 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 rapa nui toby live?

Not recorded

Is the rapa nui 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 rapa nui toby classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderTetraodontiformes
  5. familyTetraodontidae
  6. genusCanthigaster
  7. SpeciesCanthigaster cyanetron Randall & Cea-Egaña, 1989
Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Blue-belly tobyEnglish
  • Bluebelly tobyEnglish
  • Peix bola nan de ventre blavaCatalan
  • Botete de vientre azulSpanish
  • Canthigaster saphirFrench
  • Baiacu-rapa-nuiPortuguese
  • I'titi moanaRapanui
  • Baiacu-anão-de-barriga-azuladaPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rapa nui 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

CompareRapa nui toby vs Model tobyRapa nui toby vs Spotted tobyRapa nui toby vs Ambon tobyRapa nui toby vs Clown toby

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the rapa nui toby?

The rapa nui toby (Canthigaster cyanetron) 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). Rapa nui toby (Canthigaster cyanetron). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rapa-nui-toby

MLA

“Rapa nui toby (Canthigaster cyanetron).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rapa-nui-toby.

BibTeX
@misc{rapa_nui_toby_2026,
  title = {Rapa nui toby (Canthigaster cyanetron)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rapa-nui-toby},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}