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Roseband toby

Canthigaster bennetti (Bleeker, 1854)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the roseband 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 roseband toby live?

Not recorded

Is the roseband 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 roseband toby classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderTetraodontiformes
  5. familyTetraodontidae
  6. genusCanthigaster
  7. SpeciesCanthigaster bennetti (Bleeker, 1854)

Synonyms Canthigaster benetti, Canthigaster constellatus, Cathingaster benneti, Tetrodon ocellatus, Tropidichthys bennetti, Tropidichthys oxylophius

Other names and names in other languages (29)
  • Bennett's pufferEnglish
  • Bennett's pufferfishEnglish
  • Bennett's sharpnose pufferEnglish
  • Bennett's tobyEnglish
  • Black-spot tobyEnglish
  • Blackspot tobyEnglish
  • Brownback tobyEnglish
  • Exquisite tobyEnglish
  • Whitebelly tobyEnglish
  • Peix bola nan de BennettCatalan
  • hranobřich BenettůvCzech
  • Bennetts SpitzkopfkugelfischGerman
  • Tamborín de BennettSpanish
  • Bourse De SableFrench
  • Pesce palla di BennettItalian
  • カザリキンチャクフグJapanese
  • Baiacu-anão-de-BennettPortuguese
  • huehueTahitian
  • ปลาปักเป้าจมูกแหลมThai
  • ButeteFilipino
  • 規仔Chinese
  • hranobřich BennettůvCzech
  • Canthigaster de BennettFrench
  • Poisson ballonFrench
  • Pesce cofano di BennettItalian
  • 尖嘴規Chinese
  • 本氏河魨Chinese
  • 笨氏尖鼻魨Chinese
  • 點線扁背魨Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the roseband 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

CompareRoseband toby vs Model tobyRoseband toby vs Spotted tobyRoseband toby vs Ambon tobyRoseband toby vs Clown toby

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the roseband toby?

The roseband toby (Canthigaster bennetti) 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). Roseband toby (Canthigaster bennetti). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/roseband-toby

MLA

“Roseband toby (Canthigaster bennetti).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/roseband-toby.

BibTeX
@misc{roseband_toby_2026,
  title = {Roseband toby (Canthigaster bennetti)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/roseband-toby},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}