Canthigaster criobe, Striped toby

Canthigaster criobe Williams, Delrieu-Trottin & Planes, 2012

Striped toby
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) > Tetraodontidae (Puffers) > Canthigasterinae
Etymology: Canthigaster: Greek, kanthos = the outer or inner corner of the eye, where the lids meet, 1646 + Greek, gaster = stomach (Ref. 45335); criobe: Named for the Centre de Recherche Insulaire et Observatoire de l'Environnement (CRIOBE), Moorea, French Polynesia, in recognition of the laboratory’s continuing support of marine research in the area; noun in apposition.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 15 - 20 m (Ref. 95278). Tropical

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Central Pacific: French Polynesia.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 95278)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal soft rays: 9; Vertebrae: 17. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D 9; A 9; pectoral rays 17; body depth between origins of dorsal and anal fins, 2.6 in SL; head length (HL) 2.3 in SL; fleshy pigmented skin interorbital width 3.1 in HL; gill opening 8.2 in HL; origin of anal fin posterior to rear base of dorsal fin 3.1 in SL, preanal length 1.2 in SL; longest dorsal ray 2.3 in HL; color when alive, body pale tan with orangish brown stripes; head with uniformly orangish brown snout anteriorly, at middle of snout about 4 narrow, orangish brown stripes radiate posteriorly below eye, 3 stripes extend posteriorly from rear margin of eye, a stripe runs along ridge of erectile tissue on top of head, at deepest part of body there are about 14 narrow orangish brown stripes, middle 5 of those stripes continue to base of caudal fin where they abruptly end (Ref. 95278).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: angular.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Oviparous (Ref. 205).

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Williams, J.T., E. Delrieu-Trottin and S. Planes, 2012. A new species of Indo-Pacific fish, Canthigaster criobe, with comments on other Canthigaster (Tetradontiformes: Tetradontidae) at the Gambier Archipelago. Zootaxa 3523:80-88. (Ref. 95278)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 09 June 2011

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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