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Papuan Toby

Canthigaster papua

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Field Notes

Description:

Also known as Sharp-nosed Puffers, Papuan Toby Puffer, False-eye Puffer, False-eyed Pufferfish, Spotted Sharpnose Puffer and Orange Nose Pufferfish. They feed on invertebrates and algae, and grow to a length of about 9cm.

Habitat:

Found singly or in pairs on coral and rocky reefs, at depths of 2 to 35m. Widespread in the Asia-Pacific region.

Reference Links:

The Papuan Toby - Identify tropical fish - Whats That Fish!

Species ID Suggestions

Papua Toby

Canthigaster papu

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Gerardo Aizpuru
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Comments (8)
Blogie
Ok, thanks whatsthatfish & Elsa! :)
Elsa
Hi Blogie, I agree with whatsthatfish - pretty confident it is a Papuan Toby.
Eric Noora
Hi Blogie/Gerardo: Have a similar spotting but not really sure if it is a Papua Toby as well. Took me long to decide to put the ID. Care to check if it is right? http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8966422 Thanks :-)
Gerardo Aizpuru
Here is another page whit the info http://www.whatsthatfish.com/fish/papuan-toby/1735
Gerardo Aizpuru
First i think it was a Spotted sharpnose pufferfish the difference is the stripes and dots on the Toby are neon green and the eyes is green-yellowish actually some people called false eye puffer, on the Spotted Sharpnose stripes are blue and the eyes are black, very similar both.
Blogie
Thanks Gerardo! But, are you certain this is the Papuan Toby? I've seen that toby and its body is usually fat, like other boxfish. This spotting has a thin body, like that of a filefish's...

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