Lantern toby
📖 Overview
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 . Maximum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 9. : short and / or deep.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Lantern toby is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Oviparous .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 6 - 100 m . Tropical; 28°N - 22°S north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Tonga and Rarotonga.
🌿 Ecology
mollusks, echinoderms, brachiopods, and filamentous algae (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Bluespotted Toby · Grey-top Puffer · Lantern Toby |
| 🏳️Catalan | Peix bola nan de cua groga |
| 🌍CES | hranobřich lucernový |
| 🇩🇪German | Laternen-Spitzkopfkugelfisch |
| 🇫🇷French | Canthigaster lanterne |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Monkikinchakufugu · モンキキンチャクフグ |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Baiacu-anão-lanterna · Baiacu-lanterna |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Tamborín pintado |
| 🌍TAH | huehue |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 亮麗尖鼻魨 · 亮麗扁背魨 · 尖嘴規 · 規仔 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tropidichthys epilamprus | Jenkins | 1903 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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