Animalia > Chordata > Tetraodontiformes > Tetraodontidae > Canthigaster > Canthigaster valentini

Canthigaster valentini (Valentinni's sharpnose puffer; Sharpnose puffer fish; Saddled pufferfish; Saddleback pufferfish; Model toby; Black-saddled toby; Black saddled toby; Banded toby)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Valentinni'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. It is widely distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical waters of the Indian Ocean, Red Sea included, and until the oceanic islands of the Pacific Ocean. It inhabits rocky and coral reefs, lagoons and external reef until 55 m.Canthigaster valentini has a diurnal activity. Valentinni's sharpnose puffer is highly poisonous to eat. Prague sea aquarium
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Christmas Island National Park II 21698 Christmas Island, Australia
Pulu Keeling National Park II 6469 Cocos (Keeling) Islands    
Ranong   Thailand      

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Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0