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Canthigaster valentini

‘Ue‘ue

Black-saddled Toby

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General Information

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. (Rare in S.Group, Sims88). PLUS:; Marine, near-shore

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: Not eaten.; Poisonous to eat?

KEY FEATURES: To 9cmSL. White with small yellow-brown spots, and with four dark brown saddles (including one on the head) separated by three white bars.

SIMILAR SPECIES: See under Crown Toby (Canthigaster coronata).

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea:
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
+++

Northern Group: Present
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
P
+++

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Scientific Taxonomy

Canthigaster valentini (Bleeker, 1853)
SYNONYMS: Tetraodon valentini [O]

TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; CHORDATA; GNATHOSTOMATA (Jawed Vertebrates); PISCES; OSTEICHTHYES; Tetraodontiformes; Tetraodontoidei; Tetraodontoidea; TETRAODONTIDAE, Canthigastrinae

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Palmerston: Photo85 (G&S85). Pukapuka: informant reports at NBSAP meeting, 2/2004. Suwarrow: Photo85 (G&S85); photos pair in 8m lagoon ID N.Sims, confirmed J.E.Randall (Sims88).

References:
text p.268 Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia
plate 144d Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia
p.477 Randall et al. (1990) Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef....
p.651 Burgess et al. (1988) Atlas of Marine Aquarium Fishes (TFH)
plate 137-02 Lieske & Myers (1996) Coral Reef Fishes
plate 104-13 Allen (1997) Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia....
Species No. 1023 Munro (1967) Fishes of New Guinea

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02, zD04b

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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