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Bicolored toby
Canthigaster smithae
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Bicolored toby
- Scientific
- Canthigaster smithae
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 13 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 20 to 40 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2011
Description
A small sharpnose puffer, dark above and pale below with dark dots on the rear sides, reaching about 13 cm. It lives on outer reef slopes near steep walls.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Canthigaster-smithae.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Canthigaster_smithae_EOL.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.