TETRAODONTIDAE


Canthigaster solandri
(photo by Ukkrit Satapoomin)



Canthigaster solandri, 5.5 cm SL
(photo by Richard Winterbottom)


Canthigaster solandri
(Richardson, 1845)
Spotted Toby

D 8-10 (usually 9); A 8-10 (usually 9); P1 15-18 (usually 17).

Snout long, conical. Dorsal surface of body posterior to eye distinctly keeled. Color: body orange brown with many pale blue spots, dark edged pale blue lines radiating from eye. Size: 9 cm. Distribution: widely distributed in tropical Indo-West Pacific from East Africa eastward to Tuamotu Islands, north to southern Japan. Remarks: feeds primarily on filamentous green and red algae, and to a lesser extent on corals and benthic invertebrates.