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Canthigaster axiologus Whitley, 1931 is a animal in the Tetraodontidae family, order Tetraodontiformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Canthigaster axiologus Whitley, 1931 (Canthigaster axiologus Whitley, 1931)
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Canthigaster axiologus Whitley, 1931

Canthigaster axiologus Whitley, 1931

Canthigaster axiologus, the Pacific crown toby, is a small marine pufferfish found in tropical Western Pacific waters.

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Genus
Canthigaster
Order
Tetraodontiformes
Class

About Canthigaster axiologus Whitley, 1931

Taxonomic Classification

Canthigaster axiologus Whitley, 1931 is a species of marine fish belonging to the family Tetraodontidae.

Common Name

It is also commonly called the Pacific crown toby.

Distribution and Ecological Niche

This species lives throughout tropical Western Pacific waters; in the Hawaiian Islands and the Indian Ocean, other species that look very similar occupy this fish's ecological place instead.

Size

Canthigaster axiologus is a small fish, with a maximum recorded length of 10.1 cm.

Photo: (c) Shigeru Harazaki, all rights reserved, uploaded by Shigeru Harazaki

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Tetraodontiformes Tetraodontidae Canthigaster

More from Tetraodontidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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