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Canthigaster epilampra
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Tetraodontiformes
Family:	Tetraodontidae
Genus:	Canthigaster
Species:	C. epilampra
Binomial name
Canthigaster epilampra (Jenkins, 1903)
Synonyms
Tropidichthys epilamprus

Canthigaster epilampra, known as the lantern toby, is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is an Indo-Pacific species that ranges from Christmas Island in the west to the Hawaiian and Society Islands in the east, the Ryukyu Islands in the north, and Tonga and Rarotonga in the south. It inhabits outer reef slopes at a depth of 6 to 60 m (20 to 197 ft), and it is usually seen at depths greater than 24 m (79 ft). It reaches 12 cm (4.7 inches) in total length, and it feeds on mollusks, echinoderms, brachiopods, and algae. The species is usually encountered alone or in pairs.

References

1. Shao, K.; Leis, J.L.; Hardy, G.; Jing, L.; Liu, M.; Sanciangco, J. (2014). "Canthigaster epilampra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T193733A2268665. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T193733A2268665.en. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Canthigaster epilampra (Jenkins, 1903)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Canthigaster epilampra". FishBase. Archived from the original on 2022-01-15.

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