Spotted Sharpnose Canthigaster solandri

The Spotted Sharpnose, also called the Jewel Puffer, is native to tropical reefs of the Indian and western Pacific Oceans. The sharpnose puffers are also known by the Australian name of Tobies.

It has attractive turquoise stripes and spots on a reddish-brown background and a large black spot with a blue centre and turquoise border by its dorsal fin. It grows to 11cm long.

Like all pufferfish, it can inflate its body to over 3 times its size as a warning to predators and it contains a deadly toxin. It eats crustaceans, molluscs and other invertebrates.