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Family Tetraodontidae

HAWAII

Canthigaster jactator   

Puako, Hawaii, 20 feet

 

Fish Hole, Midway Atoll, 30 feet

Night, Cargo pier, Midway Atoll, 20 feet

 

Night, Nanahoa, Lana'i, 40 feet

Haleiwa Trench, Oahu, 50 feet

 

Juvenile, Kahe Point, Oahu, 35 feet

Night, Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 4 feet

 

Kewalo, Oahu, 30 feet

Night, Haleiwa Trench, Oahu, 25 feet

Trematode infected, Puako, Hawaii, 10 feet

 

Trematode infected, Puako, Hawaii, 10 feet

 

Night, Kapoho tidepool, Hawaii

100 foot Hole, Waikiki, Oahu, 90 feet

 

Waimea Bay, Oahu, 15 feet

Waimea Bay, Oahu, 15 feet

   HAWAIIAN WHITESPOTTED TOBY or PUFFER

An inquisitive little puffer common on reefs at any depth.  Feeds upon small invertebrates and algae.  Attains 3.5 inches.  Endemic to Hawai‘i.  Very similar to C. janthinoptera & C. punctatissima.