Canthigaster callisterna

(Ogilby, 1889)

Clown Toado

Range: Southwest Pacific Ocean: Australia, including Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands, New Zealand, New Caledonia.

Size: 9 inches (23 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits protected lagoons and usually found at depths between 3 to 700 feet (1 - 210 m) where it feeds on algae and benthic invertebrate.

General Husbandry: Not normally collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

Order: Tetraodontiformes

Suborder: Tetraodontoidei

Family: Tetraodontidae

Subfamily: Canthigastrinae

Genus: Canthigaster

FYI: Shown here for identification only.