Spider-eye Puffer
Canthigaster amboinensis
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 515
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Canthigaster amboinensis, commonly known as the Ambon pufferfish, the Ambon toby, or the spider-eye puffer, is a species of pufferfish of the family Tetraodontidae. The species is commonly seen in the tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean, including Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Papua New Guinea, Taiwan and the Hawaiian Islands. The species is named after the island of Ambon in Indonesia.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Canthigaster amboinensis”.