CreatureData

Shy toby

Canthigaster ocellicincta Allen & Randall, 1977

Status not recordedbony fish

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

No freely licensed photo yet

Quick facts about the shy 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 shy toby live?

Not recorded

Is the shy 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 shy toby classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderTetraodontiformes
  5. familyTetraodontidae
  6. genusCanthigaster
  7. SpeciesCanthigaster ocellicincta Allen & Randall, 1977
Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • Circle-barred pufferEnglish
  • Circle-barred pufferfishEnglish
  • Circle-barred tobyEnglish
  • Peix bola nan coral·líCatalan
  • hranobřich ostýchavýCzech
  • Tamborín tímidoSpanish
  • Canthigaster timideFrench
  • クマドリキンチャクフグJapanese
  • Baiacu-de-sela-pintadoPortuguese
  • huehueTahitian
  • Baiacu-anão-selado-pintadoPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the shy 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

CompareShy toby vs Model tobyShy toby vs Spotted tobyShy toby vs Ambon tobyShy toby vs Clown toby

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the shy toby?

The shy toby (Canthigaster ocellicincta) 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.

Embed a card for this animal on your own site

Copy this code. The card shows the photo with its credit, key facts and a link back to this page.

Preview the card

APA

CreatureData. (2026). Shy toby (Canthigaster ocellicincta). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/shy-toby

MLA

“Shy toby (Canthigaster ocellicincta).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/shy-toby.

BibTeX
@misc{shy_toby_2026,
  title = {Shy toby (Canthigaster ocellicincta)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/shy-toby},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}