Globefish (Diodon nichthemerus). Also known as Porcupinefish or Pufferfish. Often sighted on sheltered coastal reefs. Photo was taken in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia.  
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          Globefish (Diodon nichthemerus). Also known as Porcupinefish or Pufferfish. Often sighted on sheltered coastal reefs. Photo was taken in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia.  
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          Globefish (Diodon nichthemerus). Also known as Porcupinefish or Pufferfish. Often sighted on sheltered coastal reefs. Photo was taken in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia.  
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          Starry Pufferfish (Arothron stellatus). Also known as Starry Toadfish. Found throughout the Indo Pacific. Photo was taken at the Solitary Islands, near Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia.  
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          Saddled Pufferfish (Canthigaster valentini). Also known as Black-saddled Toby. Found on coastal reefs throughout Indo-Pacific, including Great Barrier Reef, Australia.  
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          Starry Pufferfish (Arothron stellatus), juvenile. Also known as Starry Toadfish. Found throughout the Indo Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.  
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          Narrow-lined Pufferfish (Arothron manilensis). Found throughout the West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.  
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          Scribbled Pufferfish (Arothron mappa). Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Extremely variable in colour and pattern. Photo taken at Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia. Within the Coral Triangle.  
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          Stars and Stripes Pufferfish (Arothron hispidus). Also known as Stars and Stripes Toadfish. Found throughout the Indo Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Photo taken at Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia. Within the Coral Triangle.  
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          Scribbled Pufferfish (Arothron mappa). Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Extremely variable in colour and pattern. Photo taken at Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia. Within the Coral Triangle.  
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          Stars and Stripes Pufferfish (Arothron hispidus). Also known as Stars and Stripes Toadfish. Found throughout the Indo Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.  
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          Black-spotted Pufferfish (Arothron nigropunctatus). Also known as Black-spotted Toadfish. Found throughout the Indo-Central Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Photo taken at Christmas Island, Australia.  
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          Saddled Pufferfish (Canthigaster valentini). Also known as Black-saddled Toby. This fish is also mimicked by the Mimic Filefish. Found throughout the Indo Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.  
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          Saddled Pufferfish (Canthigaster valentini). Also known as Black-saddled Toby. This fish is also mimicked by the Mimic Filefish. Found throughout the Indo Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.  
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          Mimic Filefish (Paraluteres prionurus). Mimics the poisonous Saddled Pufferfish (Canthigaster valentini). Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo was taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.  
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          Starry Pufferfish (Arothron stellatus). Also known as Starry Toadfish. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia  
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          Black-spotted Pufferfish (Arothron nigropunctatus) - male. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia  
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          Stars and Stripes Toadfish (Arothron hispidus). Also known as Stars and Stripes Pufferfish. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia  
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          Guineafowl Pufferfish (Arothron meleagris), inflated in defence against predators. Photo taken off Hawaii, Pacific Ocean.  
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          Guineafowl Pufferfish (Arothron meleagris), inflated in defence against predators. Photo taken off Hawaii, Pacific Ocean.  
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          Saddled Pufferfish (Canthigaster valentini), resting on a sea sponge. Also known as Black-saddled Toby. Found on coastal reefs throughout Indo-Pacific, including Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Photo taken in Indonesia.  
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