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Etymology: Cabillus: Dutch, kabeljau = cod fish, a dish of cod mached (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: This is a toponym referring to Tongareva (also called Penrhyn Island), northern Cook Islands, South Pacific, the type locality. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Fowler.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 9 m (Ref. 37816). Tropical; 25°N - 24°S
Indo-Pacific: islands in the Indian Ocean to the Hawaiian and Line islands, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia and Tonga.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 137577); 2.4 cm SL (female)
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8. Characterized by mainly white body color with short dark brown bar below eye; presence of dark band from rear eye to nape; side of body with irregular brown markings; large brown saddles below dorsal fins and dorsally on caudal peduncle; rounded caudal fin; longitudinal scale series 27; median predorsal scales absent; prepectoral and prepelvic areas without scales; depressed head, head depth about 1.3 in head width; opening of gill restricted to base of pectoral fin; depth of body 5.3-6.0 in SL (Ref. 90102).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Occurs on sandy bottoms of lagoon and seaward reefs to a depth of over 9 m (Ref. 37816). Gut examined of a 2.78 cm SL male included remains of mantid shrimps and that of a 2.39 mm SL female included one juvenile specimen of Cabillus tongarevae, indicating possible cannibalistic habit (Ref. 125964).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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