Author: (Bleeker, 1851)
FBname: False puffer
Comments: Inhabit clear lagoon and seaward reefs to at least 25 meters (Ref. 5503).  Solitary or in small groups (Ref. 9710).  Adults usually in pairs, but sometimes seen in small aggregations (Ref. 48637).  Mimic the poisonous puffer, <i>Canthigaster valentini</i> which it greatly resembles.  Feed on eggs, gastropods and grazes the substrate (Ref. 5503, 48637).