Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Black-Saddled Toby
Canthigaster valentini
Black-Saddled Toby
Also known as: Valentinni's Sharpnose Puffer, Saddled Pufferfish
Category: Pufferfishes
Scientific Name: Canthigaster valentini
Synonyms: Tetraodon valentini
Size: 2 to 3.5 in. (5 to 9 cm)  
Depth: 5-150 ft. (2-45 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Australia, French Polynesia, Fiji
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
     └Tetraodontoidei (Suborder)
      └Tetraodontidae (Family) Pufferfishes
       └Canthigaster (Genus)
        └C. valentini (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219947🔗
iNaturalist ID: 129549🔗

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