Overview

Distribution

Eastern Central Pacific: Nuku Hiva, Marquesan Islands.
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Physical Description

Size

Max. size

7.1 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 28618))
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Type Information

Paratype for Canthigaster marquesensis Allen & Randall
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Collector(s): J. Randall
Year Collected: 1971
Locality: Marquesas Islands, Nuku Hiva, N.W. Side of Sentinelle De 'Est, Off Taichae Bay, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, Pacific
Depth (m): 15 to 18
  • Paratype: Allen, G. R. & Randall, J. E. 1977. Records of the Australian Museum. 30 (17): 487, fig. 4a.
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Ecology

Habitat

Environment

reef-associated; marine
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Conservation

Threats

Not Evaluated
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