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Bony fish

Papuan Toby

Canthigaster papua

Also known as: False-eye Puffer, False-eyed Pufferfish, Orangenose Pufferfish, Papuan Toby Puffer, Pufferfish, Sharp-nosed Puffer, Spotted Sharpnose Puffer, Toby

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2014
Adult
@jpc · Bali, Indonesia · August 20011 / 10
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Overview

Found singly or in pairs, over both pristine, and silty water drop-offs, of coastal and outer reefs, rich in coral growth.
Juveniles found in shallow estuaries.

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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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-West Pacific
  • Country only · 10
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Found singly or in pairs, over both pristine, and silty water drop-offs, of coastal and outer reefs, rich in coral growth.

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Adult photos 10

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderTetraodontiformes
    5. familyTetraodontidae
    6. genusCanthigaster
    7. speciesCanthigaster papua (Bleeker, 1848)

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    More in the family

    Puffers (Tetraodontidae)