Lantern Toby

Lantern Toby

Canthigaster epilampra
Lantern Toby

Average Weight/Length

Max length : 12.0 cm TL male/unsexed

Location Habitat

Inhabits outer reef slopes, generally at depths greater than 24 m, but also seen below 6 m. Benthopelagic. Solitary or paired. Feeds on mollusks, echinoderms, brachiopods, and filamentous algae

Biology & Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 9.

Life Cycle & Mating Behavior

Oviparous

Geographic Species Map (Fishbase.org Map)

Summary of Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean to the Hawaiian and Society islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Tonga and Rarotonga.

Note: Distribution range colors indicate degree of suitability of habitat which can be interpreted as probabilities of occurrence (fishbase.org)

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