Species Canthigaster epilampra (Jenkins, 1903)

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External Links

• Tropidichthys epilamprus Jenkins, O.P. 1903. Report on collections of fishes made in the Hawaiian Islands, with descriptions of new species. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 22: 417-511 figs 1-50 pls 1-4 [486, fig. 3].

  Type data:

   Holotype USNM 50853, Hawaiian Islands.

 

Generic Combinations

• Canthigaster epilampra (Jenkins, 1903). —
  Jordan, D.S. & Evermann, B.W. 1905. The aquatic resources of the Hawaiian Islands. I. The shore fishes of the Hawaiian Islands, with a general account of the fish fauna. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 23(1): 1-574 figs 1-229 pls 1-65 col. pls 1-73 [434]

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Eagle Island to Escape Reef, QLD (15°49'S); tropical, west-central Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Christmas Island Province (23), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Coral reef, inshore.

Extra Ecological Information

9-60 m.

 

General References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [246]

Allen, G.R., Steene, R.C. & Orchard, M. 2007. Fishes of Christmas Island. Christmas Island : Christmas Island Natural History Association 2 edn, 284 pp. [254]

Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [1093]

Allen, G.R. & Randall, J.E. 1977. Review of the sharpnose pufferfishes (subfamily Canthigasterinae) of the Indo-Pacific. Records of the Australian Museum 30(17): 475-517 figs 1-15 [491]

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [476]

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [476]

 

Common Name References

Allen, G.R. & Steene, R.C. 1988. Fishes of Christmas Island Indian Ocean. Christmas Island : Christmas Island Natural History Association 197 pp. [165] (Bluespotted Toby)

Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls. [276] (Grey-top Puffer)

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [476] (Lantern Toby)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Lantern Toby)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
		12-Feb-2010	(import)