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Canthigaster epilampra Lantern toby

Canthigaster epilampra is commonly referred to as Lantern toby. Difficulty in the aquarium: Solo per acquariofili esperti. A aquarium size of at least 400 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: toxic.


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lexID:
1349 
AphiaID:
275251 
Scientific:
Canthigaster epilampra 
German:
Ring-Spitzkopf-Kugelfisch 
English:
Lantern Toby 
Category:
Pesci palla 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Tetraodontidae (Family) > Canthigaster (Genus) > epilampra (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Jenkins, ), 1903 
Occurrence:
Christmas Islands, Cook Islands, Guam, Hawaii, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Japan, Marschall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Tonga, Wake Atoll, Western Pacific Ocean 
Sea depth:
6 - 90 Meter 
Size:
up to 3.94" (10 cm) 
Temperature:
75.2 °F - 78.8 °F (24°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), Clam meat, Clams, Frozen Food (large sort), Living Food, Mysis, Schrimps, Sea urchins, Shrimps 
Tank:
87.99 gal (~ 400L)  
Difficulty:
Solo per acquariofili esperti 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
toxic 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life
:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2007-05-28 15:46:53 

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(Jenkins, 1903)

Synonym:
Tropidichthys epilamprus Jenkins, 1903

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Tetraodontidae (Family) > Canthigaster (Genus) > Canthigaster epilampra (Species)

Puffer fish can produce toxins such as tetrodotoxin and saxitoxin and accumulate them in the skin, gonads and liver.
The toxin tetrodotoxin, which is contained in the fugu, is 1000 times more toxic than cyanide and there is no antidote serum, death then occurs by respiratory paralysis
The degree of toxicity varies depending on the species, but also on the geographical area and season.

We recommend that you never prepare puffer fish yourself, as the risk of fatal poisoning is far too great.
If you still absolutely want to eat puffer fish meat (fugu), then the fish should only be slaughtered by a Japanese special chef with a license and several years of training.
Only the training of these special chefs can guarantee the correct slaughter, complete removal and proper disposal of all toxic parts of the fish.

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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