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Tyler's toby
Canthigaster tyleri
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Tyler's toby
- Scientific
- Canthigaster tyleri
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 9 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 40 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2011
Description
A small, secretive sharpnose puffer reaching about 9 cm, hiding in holes and under ledges.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Canthigaster-tyleri.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Canthigaster_tyleri,_raggie_cave_Inhaca_Island,_Mozambique_
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.