268.11 Canthigaster coronata
(Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875)
PLATE 140
Saddle toby
Saal-tobie
Tetradon (Anosmius) coronalUS Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875: 286
(Hawaiian Ids.). Canthigaster coronatus: Allen & Randall, 1977: 486*;
Smith, 1980: 186.
D 9-10; A 9-10; P 16-17.
Colour in alcohol: pale tan with dark brown bars , pale
part of head and sides with numerous brown (or light) spots;
lines from eye dark; dark upper and lower margins of C can
be brownish. Attains 13 cm . Found in depths of 6 - 100 m.
Eats mainly invertebrates, especially molluscs. Tropical
Indo-West Pacific including Hawaii and the Red Sea, south
to Sodwana Bay.
268.12 Canthigaster janthinoptera
(Bleeker, 1855)
PLATE 140
Honeycomb toby
Heuningkoek-tobie
Tropidichthys janthinopterus Bleeker, 1855: 429 (Amboina). Canthigaster janthinopterus: Smith , 1961: 573, No. 1209a*; Allen & Randall,
1977: 495*.
D 9-10; A 9-10; P 16-18.
Colour in alcohol: brownish, spots white; dark ocellus at
D base sometimes present; C tan to brownish; D, A and P
translucent with rays thinly outlined dark. Attains 9 cm.
Indo-West Pacific south to Transkei.
268.13 Canthigaster rivulata
(Schlegel, 1850)
Doubleline toby
Dubbellyn-tobie
Tetraodon rivulatus Schlegel, in Temminck & Schlegel, 1850: 285 , PI.
124, Fig. 3 (Nagasaki Bay, Japan). Canthigaster caudofasciatus: Smith,
SFSA No. 1209*. Canthigaster rivulata: Allen & Randall , 1977: 492*.
D 9-10; A 9-10; P 16-18.
Colour in alcohol: brown, paler below; 2 longitudinal
dark bands along each side join in front of gill siit; lower
band faint or absent; ventral Yz of body with small dark
268.13 Canthigaster rivulata: 3 em (E. Cape).
268: TETRAODONTIDAE (BLAASOPS)
spots; C with dark stripes; dark blotch at Dbase .. Attains
about 20 cm. On reefs down to 100 m in Hawaii. Indo-West
Pacific, south to Natal.
268.14 Canthigaster smithae
Allen & Randall, 1977
PLATE 140
Bicolored toby
Tweekleur-tobie
Canthigaster rostratus (non Bloch): Smith, 1965: 4*. Canthigaster
smithae Allen & Randall, 1977: 489, Fig. 5C (Mauritius) ; Smith, 1980:
186.
D 9-10; A 9; P 16-18.
Colour in alcohol: dark brown dorsally , white below; C
peduncle and sides behind P covered with dark dots; dark
lines around eye resemble eyelashes. Dark stripe sometimes present on midventral line of belly; D, A, P and C
translucent with dark-edged rays; upper and lower edge of
C dark . Attains 13 cm. Southwestern Indian Ocean,
Agalega Id. , Mauritius to Durban. Rare.
268.15 Canthigaster solandri
(Richardson, 1844)
PLATE 143
False-eye toby
Valsoog-tobie
Tetraodon solandri Richardson , 1844: 125, PI. 57, Figs. 4-6 (Polynesia).
Canthigaster margaritatus (non Riippell): Smith , SFSA No. 1210*;
Sanches, 1963: 183* Canthigaster solandri: Allen & Randall, 1977: 481 *;
Smith , 1980: 186.
D 8-10; A 8-10; P 16-17.
Colour in alcohol: dark reddish brown dorsally with
numerous pale greyish spots, uniformly tan ventrally;
darkish ocellus generally visible at base of D; 8-10 dark lines
radiate from eye, sometimes fine brown speckling below
eye; C brown with pale spots, outer rows may coalesce to
'form wavy lines. Attains 11 cm. Common; prefers shallow
rocky bottoms, coral reefs, wharf pilings etc. down to 16 m.
Hawaii , Indo-West Pacific south to Port Elizabeth.
Model toby
268.16 Canthigaster valentini
(Bleeker, 1853)
PLATE 143
Model-tobie
Tetraodon Valentini Bleeker, 1853: 130 (Amboina). Canthigastervalentini: Smith , SFSA No. 1208*; Allen & Randall, 1977: 484*.
D 9-10; A 9; P 16-17.
Markings remain in alcohol. Attains 11 cm. Common
around coral reefs in 1 - 20 m. (In the field at Zanzibar it was
some time before I realised that the less common filefish,
Paraluteres prionurus, that mimicked this toby so well, was
899
(Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875)
PLATE 140
Saddle toby
Saal-tobie
Tetradon (Anosmius) coronalUS Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875: 286
(Hawaiian Ids.). Canthigaster coronatus: Allen & Randall, 1977: 486*;
Smith, 1980: 186.
D 9-10; A 9-10; P 16-17.
Colour in alcohol: pale tan with dark brown bars , pale
part of head and sides with numerous brown (or light) spots;
lines from eye dark; dark upper and lower margins of C can
be brownish. Attains 13 cm . Found in depths of 6 - 100 m.
Eats mainly invertebrates, especially molluscs. Tropical
Indo-West Pacific including Hawaii and the Red Sea, south
to Sodwana Bay.
268.12 Canthigaster janthinoptera
(Bleeker, 1855)
PLATE 140
Honeycomb toby
Heuningkoek-tobie
Tropidichthys janthinopterus Bleeker, 1855: 429 (Amboina). Canthigaster janthinopterus: Smith , 1961: 573, No. 1209a*; Allen & Randall,
1977: 495*.
D 9-10; A 9-10; P 16-18.
Colour in alcohol: brownish, spots white; dark ocellus at
D base sometimes present; C tan to brownish; D, A and P
translucent with rays thinly outlined dark. Attains 9 cm.
Indo-West Pacific south to Transkei.
268.13 Canthigaster rivulata
(Schlegel, 1850)
Doubleline toby
Dubbellyn-tobie
Tetraodon rivulatus Schlegel, in Temminck & Schlegel, 1850: 285 , PI.
124, Fig. 3 (Nagasaki Bay, Japan). Canthigaster caudofasciatus: Smith,
SFSA No. 1209*. Canthigaster rivulata: Allen & Randall , 1977: 492*.
D 9-10; A 9-10; P 16-18.
Colour in alcohol: brown, paler below; 2 longitudinal
dark bands along each side join in front of gill siit; lower
band faint or absent; ventral Yz of body with small dark
268.13 Canthigaster rivulata: 3 em (E. Cape).
268: TETRAODONTIDAE (BLAASOPS)
spots; C with dark stripes; dark blotch at Dbase .. Attains
about 20 cm. On reefs down to 100 m in Hawaii. Indo-West
Pacific, south to Natal.
268.14 Canthigaster smithae
Allen & Randall, 1977
PLATE 140
Bicolored toby
Tweekleur-tobie
Canthigaster rostratus (non Bloch): Smith, 1965: 4*. Canthigaster
smithae Allen & Randall, 1977: 489, Fig. 5C (Mauritius) ; Smith, 1980:
186.
D 9-10; A 9; P 16-18.
Colour in alcohol: dark brown dorsally , white below; C
peduncle and sides behind P covered with dark dots; dark
lines around eye resemble eyelashes. Dark stripe sometimes present on midventral line of belly; D, A, P and C
translucent with dark-edged rays; upper and lower edge of
C dark . Attains 13 cm. Southwestern Indian Ocean,
Agalega Id. , Mauritius to Durban. Rare.
268.15 Canthigaster solandri
(Richardson, 1844)
PLATE 143
False-eye toby
Valsoog-tobie
Tetraodon solandri Richardson , 1844: 125, PI. 57, Figs. 4-6 (Polynesia).
Canthigaster margaritatus (non Riippell): Smith , SFSA No. 1210*;
Sanches, 1963: 183* Canthigaster solandri: Allen & Randall, 1977: 481 *;
Smith , 1980: 186.
D 8-10; A 8-10; P 16-17.
Colour in alcohol: dark reddish brown dorsally with
numerous pale greyish spots, uniformly tan ventrally;
darkish ocellus generally visible at base of D; 8-10 dark lines
radiate from eye, sometimes fine brown speckling below
eye; C brown with pale spots, outer rows may coalesce to
'form wavy lines. Attains 11 cm. Common; prefers shallow
rocky bottoms, coral reefs, wharf pilings etc. down to 16 m.
Hawaii , Indo-West Pacific south to Port Elizabeth.
Model toby
268.16 Canthigaster valentini
(Bleeker, 1853)
PLATE 143
Model-tobie
Tetraodon Valentini Bleeker, 1853: 130 (Amboina). Canthigastervalentini: Smith , SFSA No. 1208*; Allen & Randall, 1977: 484*.
D 9-10; A 9; P 16-17.
Markings remain in alcohol. Attains 11 cm. Common
around coral reefs in 1 - 20 m. (In the field at Zanzibar it was
some time before I realised that the less common filefish,
Paraluteres prionurus, that mimicked this toby so well, was
899