Canthigaster tyleri Allen & Randall, 1977

Mulochau, Thierry, Durville, Patrick, Fricke, Ronald, Plantard, Patrick, Loisil, Camille, Broudic, Léo & Martigné, Jean-Claude, 2021, First records of nine fish species from Réunion Island observed during an inventory of the fauna of mesophotic zone, Cybium 45 (4), pp. 265-274 : 269

Canthigaster tyleri Allen & Randall, 1977

A single specimen of this species was observed during a dive in zone 1 ( Tab. I, Fig. 10 ). The individual was an adult measuring approximately 5 cm (TL). The body colour was pale, with a white belly, dark patches on the sides and a network of bluish lines on the nose, forehead and back. Two bluish patches were present behind each eye. The fins were transparent. The specimen was observed over a MCE dominated habitat by benthic communities of hard substrata, characteristic for these zones, and mainly composed of soft corals ( Alcyonacea – Holaxonia), black corals ( Antipatharia ) and sponges (Porifera).

Figures

Figure 10. – Canthigaster tyleri, 85 m Bay of Saint-Leu (zone 1), 20 Jan. 2021. Photograph by P. Plantard.