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Species' English Name |
black-saddle toby |
| Alternative Name | valentinni's sharpnose puffer |
Species' Latin Name |
canthigaster valentini |
Max Length |
11.0 cm |
Environment |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 1 - 55 m |
Climate |
tropical; 32°N - 32°S |
| Distribution | Indo-Pacific: Red Sea south to Durban, South Africa and east to the Tuamoto Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island. |
| Morphology | Side with two prominent dark bars extending to belly |
| Notes | Found among coral heads and rocks of subtidal lagoon and seaward reefs. Common on coastal reefs at various depths. Mimic filefish, males are territorial and are often seen fighting. Feed mainly on filamentous green and red algae, tunicates, and on smaller amounts of corals, bryozoans, polychaetes, echinoderms, mollusks, and brown and coralline red algae. Form shoals (10-100 or more) often with the filefish, Paraluteres prionurus (about 5% of shoal) mimicking C. valentini to protect it from predators |
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