Brownlined Puffer 
Brownlined Puffer
Canthigaster rivulata
Average Weight/Length
Max length : 18.0 cm TL male/unsexed
Other "Popular" Names for this Fish
Maze Toby
Location Habitat
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10. Body with 2 longitudinal dark bands that join in front of gill slit, lower band faint or absent; small dark spots ventrally; caudal fin with dark stripes; dark blotch at caudal base
Biology & Physical Description
Inhabits rocky and coral reefs. Benthopelagic. A deep water species known from trawls, rarely seen by diving and occasionally visits deep sandy slopes where upwellings occur
Life Cycle & Mating Behavior
Oviparous
Geographic Species Map (Fishbase.org Map)
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Summary of Distribution: Indo-Pacific: East Africa south to Natal, South Africa and east to Hawaii, north to southern Japan, south to northwestern Australia. Recorded in Kermadec Island. |
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Note: Distribution range colors indicate degree of suitability of habitat which can be interpreted as probabilities of occurrence (fishbase.org) |
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