''Canthigaster jamestyleri'', known as the goldface toby, is a
species of marine
fish in the
family Tetraodontidae. It was first isolated from the southeast coast of the US, in the
Atlantic Ocean.
[MOURA, Rodrigo L., and Ricardo CASTRO. "Revision of Atlantic sharpnose pufferfishes (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae: Canthigaster), with description of three new species." Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington115.1 (2002): 32-50.]
Etymology
It is named in honor of ichthyologist
James C. Tyler (b. 1935), for his help and advice to the authors, also for his numerous contributions to the study of the systematics of the plectognath fishes.
Description
''C. jamestyleri'' can measure up to , counting with 9
soft rays
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and anal soft rays. It shows no dark dorsal and ventral margins on its caudal fin but does show a small dark spot on the base of its dorsal
fin. It also counts with bars on the caudal fin, as well as diagonal lines on the
snout
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, and two dark stripes on the sides of its body.
Distribution
The species is deep
reef-associated, with a depth range between . It is found in the Western Atlantic, particularly on the southeast coast of the US and the
Gulf of Mexico.
References
Further reading
*Quattrini, Andrea M., et al. "Marine fishes new to continental United States waters, North Carolina, and the Gulf of Mexico." Southeastern Naturalist 3.1 (2004): 155–172.
*Weaver, Douglas C., David F. Naar, and Brian T. Donahue. "Deepwater reef fishes and multibeam bathymetry of the Tortugas South Ecological Reserve, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Florida." Emerging technologies for reef fisheries research and management. NOAA Professional Paper NMFS (5). NOAA, Seattle, WA (2006): 48–68.
*Hicks, David, and Carlos Cintra-Buenrostro. "ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT FOR TEXAS CLIPPER REEF BIOLOGICAL MONITORING AND EVALUATION PROGRAM-YEAR."
*Schwartz, Frank J. "Additional Fishes Inhabiting North Carolina's Estuarine and Marine Ocean Waters to 2,000+ m Depths." Journal of North Carolina Academy of Science 128.2 (2012): 33–38.
External links
FishBase
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jamestyleri
Taxa named by Rodrigo Leão de Moura
Taxa named by Ricardo Macedo Corrêa e Castro
Fish described in 2002
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