Guardian Nature School Team Contact Blog Project Noah Facebook Project Noah Twitter

A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife

Join Project Noah!
nature school apple icon

Project Noah Nature School visit nature school

False-Eye Puffer, Papua Toby

Canthigaster papua

Description:

The False-eye Puffer get's it's name from the black spot at the base of the dorsal fin which looks like an eye. - Source: http://australianmuseum.net.au/False-eye...

Notes:

Spotted during a night dive at Dive and Trek house reef. Not sure if it was trying to hide within the corals or just sleeping.

Species ID Suggestions



Sign in to suggest organism ID

No Comments

Eric Noora
Spotted by
Eric Noora

Batangas, Philippines

Spotted on Jan 21, 2012
Submitted on Feb 12, 2012

Spotted for Mission

Related Spottings

Pez globo Caribbean sharp-nose puffer Spotted Toby Crown puffer

Nearby Spottings

Geometric Chromodoris Common Marble Shrimp Common Decorator Crab Crocodile Flathead, Spotted Flathead
Noah Guardians
Noah Sponsors
join Project Noah Team

Join the Project Noah Team