Common Names Summary - Canthigaster jactator
Common name of Canthigaster jactator
 
Common name Hawaiian whitespotted toby
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Territory Micronesia
Locality
Ref. Lieske, E. and R. Myers, 1994
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core person (eponym)
1st modifier color pattern(s)
2nd modifier locality/area
Remarks 'toby', i.e., a small jub, pitcher, or mug shaped like a stout man with a cocked hat for the brim, from Greek 'Tobias', a Jewish hero (p. 1239, Ref. 11978); 'white', from Indo-European '*kwitnos' or '*kwidnos', formed from same base as Sanskrit 'sveta', i.e., white and Russian 'svet', i.e., light (p. 573, Ref. 11979).
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