Fingerprint Toby
Scientific Name: Canthigaster compressa
Species: Pufferfishes (Tetraodontidae)
Other names: Fingerprint Sharpnose Puffer and Compressed Toby.
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Fingerprint TobyUploaded by: @fishx6 in June 2006
Photographed at: Lembeth Resort - Indonesia
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Fingerprint TobyUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2008
Photographed at: lembeh - Indonesia
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Description
Also known as Fingerprint Sharpnose Puffer and Compressed Toby.
Found singly in silty bays, reef flats and harbours often around wharf pilings. Adults usually in pairs.
They feed on invertebrates and algae.
Length - 10cm
Depth - 2-25m
Widespread Indo-Pacific
The bodies of Pufferfish are covered in a toxic mucus, if the skin or flesh is consumed it can be fatal to humans.
When threatened they will puff up like a football to deter predators.
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The Fingerprint Toby is found in or near the Indo-Pacific region(s) and has been photographed 15 times by user @fishx6
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