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Canthigaster cyanospilota
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Tetraodontiformes
Family:	Tetraodontidae
Genus:	Canthigaster
Species:	C. cyanospilota
Binomial name
Canthigaster cyanospilota Randall, Williams & Rocha, 2008

Canthigaster cyanospilota, commonly known as blue-spotted toby, is a species of pufferfish of the family Tetraodontidae. The species is found throughout the Indian Ocean, including the red Sea and Gulf of Aqaba. They feed on a variety of benthic invertebrates and are listed in the IUCN Red List as Least Concern.

References

1. Randall, J.E., J.T. Williams and L.A. Rocha, 2008. The Indo-Pacific tetraodontid fish Canthigaster coronata, a complex of three species. Smithiana, Publ. Aquatic Biodiv. Bull. 9:3-13.
2. "Canthigaster cyanospilota, Blue-spotted toby". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
3. Sutton, Alan (2020-01-05). "Blue Spotted Toby – Facts and Photographs". Seaunseen. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
4. Min Liu (College of Oceanography and Environmental Science, Xiamen University); Kwang-Tsao Shao (Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica; Museum), Jeffrey Leis (Australian; Science), Keiichi Matsuura (National Museum of Nature and; Hardy, Graham; Liu, Jing (2011-06-08). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Canthigaster cyanospilota". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2014-3.rlts.t193799a2279036.en. Retrieved 2021-02-22.

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