Papuan toby

Canthigaster papua

''Canthigaster papua'', also known as the Papuan toby, is a demersal Marine fish belonging to the family Tetraodontidae. The Papuan toby is a small sized fish which grows up to 10 cm.
Sleeping Papuan Toby (Canthigaster papua) Mandarin Reef Diver's Lodge, Lembeh. It was a night dive and the fish was sleeping in this big sponge. The flash made it shiny! Canthigaster papua,Geotagged,Indonesia,Papuan toby,Spring

Distribution

It is widely distributed throughout the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean and of the western Pacific Ocean.
It inhabits coral reefs with clear water in lagoons and external slop even drop-off from 6 to 50 m.
Papuan Toby (Canthigaster papua) Pulau Abadi, Lembeh. Canthigaster papua,Geotagged,Indonesia,Papuan toby,Spring

Behavior

''Canthigaster papua'' has a diurnal activity.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderTetraodontiformes
FamilyTetraodontidae
GenusCanthigaster
SpeciesC. papua
Photographed in
Indonesia
Philippines