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Papuan Toby [Canthigaster papua]
Canthigaster papua is a Pufferfish from the Indo-West Pacific. It grows to a size of 10cm in length. Pictures: Misool Islands, Raja Ampat, Papua, Indonesia by Sami Salmenkivi… more →
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Papuan Toby [Canthigaster papua]
wrote 9 months ago: Canthigaster papua is a Pufferfish from the Indo-West Pacific. It grows to a size of 10cm in length. … more →
Blackspotted puffer [Arothron nigropunctatus]
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wrote 9 months ago: The blackspotted puffer or dog-faced puffer, Arothron nigropunctatus, is a pufferfish of the family … more →
Map puffer [Arothron mappa]
wrote 9 months ago: The Map puffer, Arothron mappa, is a pufferfish of the genus Arothron, and can be found in reefs thr … more →
Pygmy Seahorse [Hippocampus bargibanti]
wrote 10 months ago: a pregnant male The pygmy seahorse, Hippocampus bargibanti, is a seahorse of the family Syngnathidae … more →
Denise's Pygmy Seahorse [Hippocampus denise]
wrote 10 months ago: Denise’s pygmy seahorse, Hippocampus denise, is a species of fish in the Syngnathidae family. … more →
Clearfin Lionfish [Pterois radiata]
wrote 1 year ago: The Clearfin Lionfish, Tailbar Lionfish, Radiata Lionfish or Radial Firefish, Pterois radiata, is a … more →
Seagrass ghost pipefish [Solenostomus cyanopterus]
wrote 1 year ago: Wikipedia has no article on Seagrass Ghost Pipefish. Also know as Robust ghost pipefish. The seagras … more →
Manta ray [Manta birostris]
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wrote 1 year ago: The Manta ray, Manta birostris, is the largest of the rays, with the largest known specimen having b … more →
Honeycomb cowfish [Acanthostracion polygonius]
wrote 1 year ago: The honeycomb cowfish, Acanthostracion polygonius, belongs to the Ostraciidae family and is closely … more →
Smooth trunkfish [Lactophrys triqueter]
wrote 1 year ago: Wikipedia has no article on Smooth Trunkfish. Picture: Andaman&Nicobar Islands, India by Sami Sa … more →
Masked puffer [Arothron diadematus]
wrote 1 year ago: Maximum length 30cm, olive-green/ grey with a black mask over the eyes and pectoral fins, mouth has … more →
Yellow boxfish [Ostracion cubicus]
wrote 1 year ago: (juvenile) The Yellow boxfish, Ostracion cubicus, is a boxfish of the genus Ostracion, and can be fo … more →
Common Lionfish or Devil firefish [Pterois Miles]
wrote 1 year ago: Length up to 35cm. This Common Lionfish varies in colour from reddish to tan or grey, and has a fe … more →
