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AUG-2001 JPC

Sharp-Nosed Puffer

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Papuan Toby (Canthigaster papua)
Also known as Sharp-nosed Puffers, Papuan Toby Puffer, False-eye Puffer, False-eyed Pufferfish, Spotted Sharpnose Puffer and Orange Nose Pufferfish.
Found singly or in pairs on coral and rocky reefs.
They feed on invertebrates and algae.
Length - 9cm
Depth - 2-35m
Widespread Asian Pacific
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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