BlackSaddled Toby Canthigaster valentini Lembeh Strait, Indonesia Photo 5 Tropical Reefs
Found singly, pairs, or in harems, darting around coral heads and rocks, over lagoons and seaward reefs. They feed on filamentous algae, corals, and a wide range of invertebrates. Length - 11cm. Depth - 0-55m. Widespread Indo-Pacific. The bodies of Pufferfish are covered in a toxic mucus, if the skin or flesh is consumed it can be fatal to humans.
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Valentin's sharpnose puffer ( Canthigaster valentini ), also known as the saddled puffer or black saddled toby, is a demersal marine fish belonging to the family Tetraodontidae. The saddled puffer is a small sized fish which grows up to 11 cm.
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Dec 4, 2014 0 Sometimes good things come in small packages. Such is the case with Canthigaster valentini, better known as the saddled toby, black-saddled toby, or Valentin's toby (you may also see "sharpnose puffer" substituted for "toby" in various sources).
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Max Size: 4" Relative Care: Medium Description The Saddle Valentini Puffer, also known as the Black Saddle Pufferfish, Blacksaddled Toby, Valentini Toby, or Saddled Toby. Members of the Canthigaster genus are called Sharp-nosed Puffers or Tobies.
Black Saddled Toby Facts and Photographs Seaunseen
Florent's Guide To The Tropical Reefs - Black-Saddled Toby - Canthigaster valentini - Pufferfishes - Valentinni's Sharpnose Puffer, Saddled Pufferfish - Pufferfishes - Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Australia, French Polynesia, Fiji - Valentinni's Sharpnose Puffer, Saddled Pufferfish
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Banded Toby, Black-saddled Toby, Saddled Puffer, Striped Toby, Valentin's Sharpnose Pufferfish Similar species: The Blacksaddle Toby looks similar to the Crowned Puffer, Canthigaster coronata and the Mimic Leatherjacket, Paraluteres prionurus. Author(s) Mark McGrouther; Updated 25/01/21; Read time 2 minutes; Share this page:.
Black Saddled Toby Facts and Photographs Seaunseen
A Blacksaddle Toby, Canthigaster valentini, at Old Gulch, Lord Howe Island. Source: Graham Edgar / Reef life Survey. License: CC By Attribution Summary: A whitish toby with pale brown spots and four dark brown to blackish saddles, the middle two saddles extending onto the belly.
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Saddled Toby Canthigaster valentini Copyright www.jjphoto.dk Common name: Saddled toby, Valentini Puffer, Blacksaddled Toby, Saddled Puffer, Saddle Valentini Puffer, Black Saddle Puffer Scientific name: Canthigaster valentini Max size: 4 inches / 10 cm pH: 8.1-8.4 Salinity: 1.020-1.025 Temperature: 72-78ºF (22-26°C)
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COMMON NAMES: Black-saddled Toby, Striped Toby, Saddleback Pufferfish, Sharpnose Pufferfish, Valentini's Sharpnose Puffer; German Sattel-Spitzkopfkugelfisch; French Canthigaster à Selles TRADITIONAL NAMES: 'Ue'ue (RR), Yue (PK); Other Polynesian - Huehue (TAH) GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE e.Africa - Tuamotus; n. to s.Japan; s. to Lord Howe COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native; S.Group and N.Group.
Black Saddled Toby Facts and Photographs Seaunseen
Three triangular black saddles over back, plus 4th over eyes, and with darker spots on body in between. Middle 2 black saddles extend further onto underside and lack yellow edges as on C. axiologus (crowned toby).
BlackSaddled Toby Canthigaster valentini Great Barrier Reef, Australia Photo 12
Canthigaster valentine also known as the Black Saddle Pufferfish or the Saddled Toby. They are found in Indo-Pacific and the Hawaiian region at a dept of up 55 m. They have four distinct black saddles on its back. The head is blue-greyish, and the main body is brown with blue-grey spots.
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The Black Saddled Toby (Canthigaster Valentini) also known as the Model Toby, the Saddled Toby and Valentini's Sharp Nose Puffer, is a very common sight in Tanzanian waters, being found on reefs, rocky outcrops, lagoons and grass beds.
Black Saddled Toby Facts and Photographs Seaunseen
Description Pufferfish from the genus Canthigaster are also known as saddle or toby puffers, but we think their most appropriate common name is sharpnose puffers. Like the other members of this species, the Valentini puffer has an elongated, beak-like snout.
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Black Saddled Toby in English Black-saddled Toby in English Bourse in French Bourse à Selles in French Canthigaster à Selle in French Model Toby in English Bibliographic References. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2021). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (08/2021)..
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Saddled pufferfish Valentinni's sharpnose puffer Black-saddled toby Banded toby: French common names Canthigaster à selle: References and further reading About references. Scott Michael. Aquarium Fish: The Papuan (Canthigaster papua) and Ocellated Toby (C. solandri) - Advanced Aquarist - (English)
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The Black Saddled Toby (Canthigaster valentini, also known as the Valentini Sharpnose Puffer) is characterized by the 4 black "saddles" over its back. Light brown dots and lines cover the sides and face. The yellow tail is edged in black.