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Canthigaster caeruleolineata Fricke, Wickel, Pinault, Nicet & Delrieu-Trottin, 2022
Blue-lined 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); caeruleolineata: Name from latin 'caeruleus' meaning light blue and 'lineatus' means lined or blue-lined, an adjective, referring to the numerous short, blue lines on the head and the body of this species.
Etymology: Canthigaster: Greek, kanthos = the outer or inner corner of the eye, where the lids meet, 1646 + Greek, gaster = stomach (Ref. 45335); caeruleolineata: Name from latin 'caeruleus' meaning light blue and 'lineatus' means lined or blue-lined, an adjective, referring to the numerous short, blue lines on the head and the body of this species.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range ? - 17 m (Ref. 126390). Tropical
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Western Indian Ocean: Réunion.
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal soft rays: 7. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D 8; A ca. 7 (may have been damaged); pectoral-fin rays 15; caudal-fin rays (i) 10 (1); dorsal-fin origin is anterior to anal-fin origin; Colouration: dorsal half of body greyish brown with relatively few short, oblique blue streaks, also present in the region between the occiput and the dorsal-fin base, the lower part of caudal peduncle with yellow spots; eye yellow; dorsal and anal fins are yellow; pectoral fins translucent; caudal fin yellowish grey, with 7 irregular, vertical, wavy blue lines (Ref. 126390).
Cross section: angular.
Cross section: angular.
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Fricke, R., J. Wickel, M. Pinault, J.-B. Nicet and E. Delrieu-Trottin, 2022. Canthigaster caeruleolineata, a new species of toby (Teleostei: Tetraodontidae) from La Réunion, southwestern Indian Ocean. Cybium 45(4):257-264. (Ref. 126390)
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