Spotted Sharpnose Canthigaster solandri

Spotted Sharpnose
Jewel Puffer
Spotted Sharpnose
The Spotted Sharpnose, also called the Jewel Puffer, is native to tropical reefs of the Indian and western Pacific Oceans.
Spotted Sharpnose
Spotted Sharpnose
Spotted Sharpnose
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.
Spotted Sharpnose with Clark's Anemonefish
Spotted Sharpnose
Spotted Sharpnose
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.