Saltwater
Honeycomb toby
Canthigaster janthinoptera
Tetraodontidae, Canthigasterinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 9 cm
- Body shape
- Deep-bodied
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 28 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in American Samoa, Australia, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Ecuador, France, French Polynesia, Guam, and 26 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Occurs in clear lagoon and seaward reefs, Ref. 48637. Found with sponges at various depths. Prefers sheltered areas in the form of holes in dead and living corals. Solitary or paired. Feeds on sponges, polychaetes, filamentous algae and on smaller quantities of tunicates, crustaceans, echinoderms and corals.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Canthigaster jactator
- Canthigaster janhinopterus
- Canthigaster janthinopera
- Canthigaster janthinopterus
- Tropidichthys janthinopterus
In other languages
- Smaragd-kuglefisk
- Kennopallokala
- Green-spotted toby, Spotted puffer, Spotted pufferfish, Spotted toby, White-spotted pufferfish
Articles
All articles
Fish that get along4 min read
Temperament, fin nippers, fish that eat other fish, and fish that need the same water. And what the Harmony mark in the app means.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.