Blue-spotted Toby, Canthigaster cyanospilota Randall, Williams & Rocha 2008

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Blue-spotted Toby, Canthigaster cyanospilota Randall, Williams & Rocha 2008

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Features	Dorsal fin 9-11; Anal fin 8-10; Pectoral fin 15-17; Gill rakers 9-10; Vertebrae 17. Body depth between origins of dorsal and anal fins 3.15-3.6 in SL; head length (HL) 2.2-2.5 in SL; interorbital width 4.25-4.85 in HL: gill opening length 5.4-6.5 in HL; origin of anal fin below of posterior to rear base of dorsal fin, the preanal length 1.25-1.35 in SL; longest dorsal-fin ray 2.6-2.95 in HL.
Species Citation	Canthigaster cyanospilota Randall, Williams & Rocha 2008. Smithiana, Publications in Aquatic Biodiversity, Bulletin 9: 7, Pl. 2C-H. Type locality: Off the Interuniversity Institute of Eilat, Israel, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, depth 12 m.
Author	Bray, D.J. 2022
Resources	Atlas of Living Australia Australian Faunal Directory Catalog of Fishes

Blue-spotted Toby, Canthigaster cyanospilota Randall, Williams & Rocha 2008

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Randall, J.E., Williams, J.T., Rocha, L.A. 2008. The Indo-Pacific tetraodontid fish Canthigaster coronata, a complex of three species. Smithiana Bulletin 9: 3-13. See ref at BHL

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