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Diagnostic Description

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Description: Characterized by brown or tan body color with dark greyish lines on head and snout; posterior part of body with grey spots; presence of pair of narrow white bars behind head separated by broad dark bars; dorsal fin base with black spot; depth of body at origin of anal fin 2.5-3.0 in SL; head length 2.1-2.4 in SL; snout length1.5-1.8 in head length; caudal peduncle depth 2.1-3.1 in head length; slightly rounded caudal fin (Ref. 90102).
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Grace Tolentino Pablico
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Life Cycle

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Oviparous (Ref. 205).
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Morphology

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Analsoft rays: 9
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Trophic Strategy

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Inhabits invertebrate-rich inshore reef to outer reef walls where usually in caves in depths of about 25 meters or more. Found singly or in pairs and on one occasion a small groups and were observed among plate-corals on soft bottom (Ref. 48637). Feeds on algae and small invertebrates (Ref. 89972). Moves fleetingly from one hole of the reef to the other. Very secretive.
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Biology

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Inhabits invertebrate-rich inshore reef to outer reef walls where usually in caves in depths of about 25 meters or more. Found singly or in pairs and on one occasion a small groups was observed among plate-corals on soft bottom (Ref. 48637). Feeds on algae and small invertebrates (Ref. 89972). Moves fleetingly from one hole of the reef to the other. Very secretive.
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Canthigaster ocellicincta

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Canthigaster ocellicincta,[1] commonly known as the shy toby, is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is native to the Western Pacific where it ranges from Indonesia and the Philippines to Fiji, the Ryukyu Islands, the Great Barrier Reef, and New Caledonia, although it has recently been recorded from Tonga. It occurs at a depth range of 10 to 53 m (33 to 174 ft) and reaches 7.5 cm (3 inches) SL. The species is usually seen in invertebrate-rich reef caves at more than 25 m (82 ft) depth. While generally found alone or in pairs, although small groups have been reported on at least one occasion. It is noted to be a very secretive species that feeds on algae and small invertebrates.[2]

References

  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Canthigaster ocellicincta Allen & Randall, 1977". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Canthigaster ocellicincta". FishBase. Archived from the original on 2022-01-19.
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Canthigaster ocellicincta: Brief Summary

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Canthigaster ocellicincta, commonly known as the shy toby, is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is native to the Western Pacific where it ranges from Indonesia and the Philippines to Fiji, the Ryukyu Islands, the Great Barrier Reef, and New Caledonia, although it has recently been recorded from Tonga. It occurs at a depth range of 10 to 53 m (33 to 174 ft) and reaches 7.5 cm (3 inches) SL. The species is usually seen in invertebrate-rich reef caves at more than 25 m (82 ft) depth. While generally found alone or in pairs, although small groups have been reported on at least one occasion. It is noted to be a very secretive species that feeds on algae and small invertebrates.

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