Canthigaster coronata, commonly called the crowned toby, is a species of pufferfish endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.
The crowned toby grows to a size of 14 cm in length. Its back has three dark brown saddles that may have reminded Hawaiians of lava flows, hence the species being known by its Hawaiian name pu'u olai, meaning "cinder cone". Yellow dots cover much of the whitish bodies, while blue and yellow lines radiate from their eyes.[2]
Related speciesedit
Canthigaster cyanospilota and C. axiologus were once synonymized with C. coronata to give the crowned toby an Indo-Pacific distribution, but Randall et al. (2008) found C. cyanospilota and C. axiologa to sufficiently distinct from C. coronata to be revalidated.[3]
Referencesedit
^Shao, K.; Liu, M.; Linardich, C.; Hardy, G.; Jing, L.; Leis, J.L.; Matsuura, K. (2014). "Canthigaster coronata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T193749A2271212. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T193749A2271212.en. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
^Hoover, John P. (2008). The Ultimate Guide to Hawaiian Reef Fishes, Sea Turtles, Dolphins, Whales, and Seals. Mutual Publishing. ISBN978-1-56647-887-8.
^Randall, J.E., J.T. Williams and L.A. Rocha, 2008. The Indo-Pacific tetraodontid fish Canthigaster coronata, a complex of three species. Smithiana, Publ. Aquatic Biodiv. Bull. 9:3-13.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2008). "Canthigaster coronata" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
External linksedit
Media related to Canthigaster coronata at Wikimedia Commons
Photos of Canthigaster coronata on Sealife Collection
canthigaster, coronata, commonly, called, crowned, toby, species, pufferfish, endemic, hawaiian, islands, occasionally, makes, into, aquarium, trade, conservation, status, least, concern, iucn, scientific, classification, domain, eukaryota, kingdom, animalia, . Canthigaster coronata commonly called the crowned toby is a species of pufferfish endemic to the Hawaiian Islands It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade Canthigaster coronata Conservation status Least Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Actinopterygii Order Tetraodontiformes Family Tetraodontidae Genus Canthigaster Species C coronata Binomial name Canthigaster coronata Vaillant amp Sauvage 1875 Contents 1 Description 2 Related species 3 References 4 External linksDescription editThe crowned toby grows to a size of 14 cm in length Its back has three dark brown saddles that may have reminded Hawaiians of lava flows hence the species being known by its Hawaiian name pu u olai meaning cinder cone Yellow dots cover much of the whitish bodies while blue and yellow lines radiate from their eyes 2 Related species editCanthigaster cyanospilota and C axiologus were once synonymized with C coronata to give the crowned toby an Indo Pacific distribution but Randall et al 2008 found C cyanospilota and C axiologa to sufficiently distinct from C coronata to be revalidated 3 References edit Shao K Liu M Linardich C Hardy G Jing L Leis J L Matsuura K 2014 Canthigaster coronata IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014 e T193749A2271212 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2014 3 RLTS T193749A2271212 en Retrieved 5 August 2023 Hoover John P 2008 The Ultimate Guide to Hawaiian Reef Fishes Sea Turtles Dolphins Whales and Seals Mutual Publishing ISBN 978 1 56647 887 8 Randall J E J T Williams and L A Rocha 2008 The Indo Pacific tetraodontid fish Canthigaster coronata a complex of three species Smithiana Publ Aquatic Biodiv Bull 9 3 13 Froese Rainer Pauly Daniel eds 2008 Canthigaster coronata in FishBase December 2008 version External links edit nbsp Media related to Canthigaster coronata at Wikimedia Commons Photos of Canthigaster coronata on Sealife Collection nbsp This Tetraodontiformes article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Canthigaster coronata amp oldid 1189617053, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
