Canthigaster amboinensis
Ambon Toby
As recorded: Canthigaster amboinensis (Bleeker, 1864)
Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Tetraodontidae
- Collected by
- F.W. Ball
- Date
- July 1, 1975
- Locality
- Hawaii; SE side; Hawaii Volcanoes National Park; Halape
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 1, 1975, F.W. Ball also collected 16 other specimens.
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Aseraggodes therese
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Chromis vanderbilti
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Cirrhitus pinnulatus
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Entomacrodus marmoratus
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Gymnothorax flavimarginatus
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Gymnothorax pictus
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Istiblennius zebra
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Neomyxus leuciscus
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Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis
Ichthyology
Plectroglyphidodon sindonis
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Sargocentron punctatissimum
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Sargocentron punctatissimum
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Stegastes fasciolatus
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Taenianotus triacanthus
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Uropterygius macrocephalus
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Canthigaster amboinensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 595 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.
2026-10-19
North Pacific Ocean, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) thegeckoguy907, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
North Pacific Ocean, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) thegeckoguy907, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Flying Fish Cove Shire of Christmas Island 6798, Christmas Island
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-19
Flying Fish Cove Shire of Christmas Island 6798, Christmas Island
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-25
Mamoli Beach Camp
(c) Charne Von Plaster, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-24
North Pacific Ocean, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) Jennifer Fieffer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Canthigaster amboinensis. BPBM 21136. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35751110. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/21136.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35751110 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026