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Bony fish

Peter's Toby

Canthigaster petersii

Also known as: Fingerprint Toby, Indian Toby, Peter's Puffer, Peter's Pufferfish, Toby

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2014
Adult
@ChrisG · Meridien Al Aqah, United Arab Emirates · April 20211 / 1
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Overview

Found singly or in pairs, amongst branches of corals, under ledges, or out in the open, over inter-tidal reef flats, of lagoons and seaward reefs.
Indian Ocean - Oman, East Africa to the Andaman Sea

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 · Indian Ocean
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Found singly or in pairs, amongst branches of corals, under ledges, or out in the open, over inter-tidal reef flats, of lagoons and seaward reefs.

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Adult photos 1

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderTetraodontiformes
    5. familyTetraodontidae
    6. genusCanthigaster
    7. speciesCanthigaster petersii (Bianconi, 1854)

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    More in the family

    Puffers (Tetraodontidae)