{{Short description|Species of fish}} {{Speciesbox | image = Canthigaster pygmaea 29986248.jpg | taxon = Canthigaster pygmaea | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref>{{cite iucn |author=Shao, K. |author2=Leis, J.L. |author3=Hardy, G. |author4=Jing, L. |author5=Liu, M. |author6=Sanciangco, J. |year=2014 |title=''Canthigaster pygmaea'' |volume=2014 |article-number=e.T193697A2262002 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T193697A2262002.en |access-date=5 August 2023}}</ref> | authority = Allen & Randall, 1977 }}

'''''Canthigaster pygmaea''''',<ref>{{Cite web|title=WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Canthigaster pygmaea Allen & Randall, 1977|url=https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219944|access-date=2022-01-19|website=www.marinespecies.org}}</ref> commonly known as the '''pygmy toby''', is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is known only from the Red Sea, where it occurs at a depth range of 2 to 30 m (7 to 98&nbsp;ft). It inhabits coral reefs and is very secretive, often being found hidden in small holes. It is a small oviparous fish, reaching 5.6&nbsp;cm (2.2 inches) in total length.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021|editor-last=Froese|editor-first=Rainer|editor2-last=Pauly|editor2-first=Daniel|title=''Canthigaster pygmaea''|url=https://www.fishbase.de/summary/25414|url-status=live|website=FishBase|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323040118/http://fishbase.de/summary/25414 |archive-date=2015-03-23 }}</ref>

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pygmaea Category:Fish described in 1977

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