Peter's Toby
Canthigaster petersii
Also known as: Fingerprint Toby, Indian Toby, Peter's Puffer, Peter's Pufferfish, Toby
- Fingerprint Toby
- Indian Toby
- Peter's Puffer
- Peter's Pufferfish
- Toby
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.
How to identify
Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Indian Ocean
- Country only · 1
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.
Adult photos 1
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