Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Lantern Toby
Canthigaster epilampra
Lantern Toby
Category: Pufferfishes
Scientific Name: Canthigaster epilampra
Size: 3 to 4 in. (8 to 11 cm)  
Depth: 30-120 ft. (10-37 m)
Distribution: Nothern Pacific, Hawaii, West Pacific, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
     └Tetraodontoidei (Suborder)
      └Tetraodontidae (Family) Pufferfishes
       └Canthigaster (Genus)
        └C. epilampra (Species)
WoRMS ID: 275251🔗
iNaturalist ID: 121758🔗

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