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Compressed toby - Canthigaster compressa Night dive, sleeping, anchored in the coral reef. Canthigaster compressa,Compressed toby,Fall,Geotagged,Indonesia Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Compressed toby - Canthigaster compressa

Night dive, sleeping, anchored in the coral reef.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    omg it looks exactly like those tuncicates(?) to the left? Coincedence, or not? Posted 4 years ago, modified 4 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Whoa! Posted 4 years ago
      1. View Patomarazul's profile
        Patomarazul
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        Yes, it is likely, that the night colors are meant to mimetize with the coral reef :-) Posted 4 years ago

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The Compressed toby

''Canthigaster compressa'', also known as the compressed toby or fingerprint toby, is a demersal Marine fish belonging to the family Tetraodontidae. The fingerprint toby is a small sized fish which grows up to 12 cm.

It is widely distributed throughout the tropical waters of the western Pacific Ocean. It inhabits the shallow sandy to silty lagoons, harbours or channels from 2 to 12 m. ''Canthigaster compressa'' has a diurnal activity.

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Similar species: Box, Puffer And Trigger Fishes
Species identified by Patomarazul
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Uploaded Sep 11, 2020. Captured Nov 9, 2019 12:17 in Unnamed Road, Kobe, Weda Tengah, Kabupaten Halmahera Tengah, Maluku Utara, Indonesia.
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  • TG-5
  • f/4.0
  • 1/80s
  • ISO200
  • 7.86mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.