Canthigaster compressa, also known as the compressed toby or fingerprint toby, is a demersal Marine fish belonging to the family Tetraodontidae.
The fingerprint toby is a small sized fish which grows up to 12 cm.[1]
It is widely distributed throughout the tropical waters of the western Pacific Ocean.[2]
It inhabits the shallow sandy to silty lagoons, harbours or channels from 2 to 12 m.[3] Canthigaster compressa has a diurnal activity.