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Whitespotted toby

Canthigaster jactator (Jenkins, 1901)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the whitespotted 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 whitespotted toby live?

Not recorded

Is the whitespotted 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 whitespotted toby classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderTetraodontiformes
  5. familyTetraodontidae
  6. genusCanthigaster
  7. SpeciesCanthigaster jactator (Jenkins, 1901)

Synonyms Tropidichthys jactator

Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • Hawaiian spotted tobyEnglish
  • Hawaiian whitespotted tobyEnglish
  • White-spotted pufferEnglish
  • Peix bola nan de JenkinsCatalan
  • hranobřich špičatohlavýCzech
  • Hawaii-SpitzkopfkugelfischGerman
  • Tamborín punteado HawaianoSpanish
  • Pesce palla macchiato delle HawaiiItalian
  • ostronos hawajskiPolish
  • Baiacu-anão-havaianoPortuguese
  • Кантигастер гавайский белопятнистыйRussian
  • Pesce palla a macchie bianche delle HawaiiItalian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the whitespotted 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

CompareWhitespotted toby vs Model tobyWhitespotted toby vs Spotted tobyWhitespotted toby vs Ambon tobyWhitespotted toby vs Clown toby

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the whitespotted toby?

The whitespotted toby (Canthigaster jactator) 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). Whitespotted toby (Canthigaster jactator). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/whitespotted-toby

MLA

“Whitespotted toby (Canthigaster jactator).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/whitespotted-toby.

BibTeX
@misc{whitespotted_toby_2026,
  title = {Whitespotted toby (Canthigaster jactator)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/whitespotted-toby},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}