False-eyed Pufferfish
Canthigaster papua
- Usual depth2–14 m
- Water temperature25–29 °C
- Best monthsMay, July, and August
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Pauline Walsh Jacobson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Canthigaster papua, also known as the Papuan toby , is a demersal Marine fish belonging to the family Tetraodontidae.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 71 records
- February: 32 records
- March: 82 records
- April: 69 records
- May: 90 records
- June: 51 records
- July: 103 records
- August: 87 records
- September: 73 records
- October: 61 records
- November: 77 records
- December: 69 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–14 m · Deepest record: 24 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–29 °C
Photos
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(c) Tom Heijnen, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Tom Heijnen, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Micha Baum, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist 
(c) Annika Lindqvist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Jay Paroline, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- False-eyed Pufferfish, False-eye Puffer, Netted Toby, Papuan Toby
Names in 5 more languages
- German
- Papua-Spitzkopfkugelfisch
- Spanish
- Tamborín de Papua
- French
- Canthigaster papou
- Japanese
- Ararekinchakufugu, アラレキンチャクフグ
- Simplified Chinese
- 巴布亞尖鼻魨
Other scientific names: Canthigaster paupa, Cathingaster papua, Tetraodon papua
Similar species
Spider-eye pufferCanthigaster amboinensis
Bennett's sharpnose pufferCanthigaster bennetti
Compressed TobyCanthigaster compressa
Spotted pufferCanthigaster janthinoptera
Spotted sharpnoseCanthigaster solandri
Valentinni's sharpnose pufferCanthigaster valentini
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 286 open-data records from 1949 to 2013.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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