This specimen has not been photographed yet.
Canthigaster bennetti
Whitebelly Toby
As recorded: Canthigaster bennetti (Bleeker, 1854)
Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Tetraodontidae
- Collected by
- J.J. Magnuson and H. Yuen, aboard R/V "Charles H. Gilbert" cruise 54J.J. Magnuson →Harold Yuen →
- Date
- November 20, 1961
- Locality
- Tahiti; Paea; lagoon
- Island
- Tahiti
- Depth
- 3 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 20, 1961, J.J. Magnuson and H. Yuen, aboard R/V "Charles H. Gilbert" cruise 54 also collected 17 other specimens.
Apogon crassiceps
Ichthyology
Apogon doryssa
Ichthyology
Canthigaster margaritata
Ichthyology
Centropyge flavissima
Ichthyology
Cheilinus chlorourus
Ichthyology
Dendrochirus biocellatus
Ichthyology
Gnatholepis anjerensis
Ichthyology
Gymnapogon urospilotus
Ichthyology
Gymnothorax margaritophorus
Ichthyology
Labroides dimidiatus
Ichthyology
Neoniphon argenteus
Ichthyology
Ostorhinchus nigrofasciatus
Ichthyology
Pseudogramma polyacantha
Ichthyology
Saurida gracilis
Ichthyology
Sebastapistes tinkhami
Ichthyology
Sunagocia otaitensis
Ichthyology
Synodus dermatogenys
Ichthyology
Canthigaster bennetti observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 607 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.
2026-10-21
Wangi-Wangi Dive, Wakatobi Regency, South East Sulawesi, Indonesia
(c) pgkaestner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
South Solitary Island, New South Wales, Australia
(c) divercraig, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Buton, ID-SG, ID
(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Desa, Lamanggau, Tomia, Kabupaten Wakatobi, Sulawesi Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Indian Ocean, TZ
(c) andreadicosta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-08
Aitutaki, Cook Islands
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Canthigaster bennetti. BPBM 10280. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35753667. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/10280.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35753667 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026