Species sheet
False eyed pufferfish
Canthigaster papua (Bleeker, 1848)
AnimalsBalloon fish, puffer fish, fugu,...
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
New Caledonia
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- Papuan tobyBritish English
- Falschaugen Kugelfisch German (Germany)
- Falschaugen-KrugfischGerman (Germany)
- Toby aapúaEuropean Spanish
- Toby azulEuropean Spanish
- Canthigaster papouFrench (France)
- Canthigaster tacheté du PacifiqueFrench (France)
- poisson-ballon papouFrench (France)
- Souffleur papouFrench (France)
- Pesce palla di PapuaItalian (Italy)
Other invalid scientific names
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Sources
- LE BRIS Sylvain, LANZA Béatrice in : DORIS, 05/03/2021 : : Canthigaster papua (Bleeker, 1848), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/2313
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 12/02/2023 : Canthigaster papua (Bleeker, 1848), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/2086
Modification history
- Created by Eric Nozérac on 10/02/2023
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