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Canthigaster
Tobies
As recorded: Canthigaster Swainson, 1839
Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Tetraodontidae
- Collected by
- R/V "Townsend Cromwell" cruise 59, station 1station →V Townsend Cromwell cruise 59 →
- Date
- July 12, 1972
- Locality
- Oahu; [NW of]
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- United States
- Coordinates
- 21.6667, -158.1170
- Depth
- 450 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On July 12, 1972, R/V "Townsend Cromwell" cruise 59, station 1 also collected 8 other specimens.
Still here: Canthigaster observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 372 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, 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
North Pacific Ocean, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) thegeckoguy907, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-24
North Pacific Ocean, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) Jennifer Fieffer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-14
Kamehameha Hwy + Puula Rd, Pupukea, HI 96712, USA
(c) kroessler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-11
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Ana Ka'ahanui, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Canthigaster. BPBM 24706. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35752132. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/24706.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35752132 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
