© Copyright Gerald Allen, 2006 · 0 Canthigaster valentini Click on map for details about points. IDnature guides Checklist Australia Vertebrata Fish SFTEP Links We parsed the following live from the Web into this page. Such content is managed by its original site and not cached on Discover Life. Please send feedback and corrections directly to the source. See original regarding copyrights and terms of use. Australian Faunal Directory FishBase 1 thumbnail  •  slide show español Overview Main identification features white, 2 black saddles, 2 black bars Snout long and pointed; 1 pair of small hole-like nostrils; back with crest between eyes and dorsal fin; gill opening short, before upper edge of pectoral fin; dorsal 9 rays; anal 9 rays; pectoral 16-17 rays. Whitish; small brown spots on sides of body and head; blue lines extend to rear from eye; dark brown saddle immediately behind eye, 2 long brown bars on body, dark brown saddle on tail base; tail fin yellow, upper and lower edges black. Size: 11 cm. Habitat: reefs. Depth: 1-55 m. Indo-Pacific; vagrant in the Galapagos. Attributes Abundance: Common. Cites: Not listed. Climate Zone: Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo). Depth Range Max: 55 m. Depth Range Min: 1 m. Diet: sessile molluscs; soft corals/hydroids; sessile crustacea; sessile worms; benthic microalgae; sponges/seasquirts/bryozoa; sea-stars/cucumbers/urchins. Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=2; Southern limit=-2; Western limit=-93; Eastern limit=-90; Latitudinal range=4; Longitudinal range=3. Egg Type: Benthic; Pelagic larva. Feeding Group: Omnivore. FishBase Habitat: Reef Associated. Global Endemism: All Pacific (West + Central + East); Indo-Pacific only (Indian + Pacific Oceans); TEP non-endemic; "Transpacific" (East + Central &/or West Pacific); All species. Habitat: Corals; Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom); Rocks; Reef (rock &/or coral); Reef only. Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Inshore Only. IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed. Length Max: 11 cm. Regional Endemism: Island (s) only; Island (s); Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) non-endemic; Eastern Pacific non-endemic; All species. Residency: Vagrant. Salinity: Marine; Marine Only. Water Column Position: Bottom; Bottom only; Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Links to other sites Fishbase Catalog of Fishes Integrated Taxonomic Information System References Bleeker,., 1853., Derde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Amboina., Natuurkd. Tijdschr. Neder. Indië, 4:91-130. Grove , J.S. and Lavenberg, R. J., 1997., The fishes of the Galápagos islands., Stanford University Press:863 pp. Smith , M. M. and Heemstra, P., 1986., Smith's Sea Fishes. Johannesburg: Macmillan South Africa. 1047 pp., Macmillan South Africa:1047pp. Acknowledgements Ross Robertson, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute I thank Ashley MacDonald and John Pickering, University of Georgia, for technical support in building this page. Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from Australian Faunal Directory    Top | See original &pull 20q v5.145 20180528: Error 301 Moved Permanently http://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/09248585-cca0-4b44-9311-acc7e45279e5 Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Canthigaster&speciesname=valentini ---> http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Canthigaster&speciesname=valentini http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Canthigaster&speciesname=valentini ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Canthigaster&speciesname=valentini https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Canthigaster&speciesname=valentini ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Canthigaster-valentini.html You can sponsor this page Common name (e.g. trout) contains begins with begins with ends with is Genus + Species (e.g. Gadus morhua) About this page More Info Plus d'info Mais info Languages Arabic Bahasa/Malay Bangla Chinese(Si) Chinese(Tr) Deutsch English Español Farsi Français Greek Hindi Italiano Japanese Lao Nederlands Português(Br) Português(Pt) Russian Swedish Thai Vietnamese User feedbacks Comments &   Corrections Fish Forum Guest Book Facebook Citation Uploads Attach website Upload photo Upload video Upload   references Fish Watcher Related species Paraluteres prionurus Species in    Canthigaster Species in    Tetraodontidae - Classification - Canthigasterinae Tetraodontidae Tetraodontiformes Teleostei Chordata Animalia Canthigaster valentini ( Bleeker , 1853 ) Valentin's sharpnose puffer Add your observation in Fish Watcher Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed. Canthigaster valentini   AquaMaps   Data sources: GBIF OBIS Upload your photos  and  videos Pictures | Videos | Google image Canthigaster valentini Picture by Wilkie, M. Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Teleostei (teleosts) > Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) > Tetraodontidae (Puffers) > Canthigasterinae Etymology: Canthigaster: Greek, kanthos = the outer or inner corner of the eye, where the lids meet, 1646 + Greek, gaster = stomach (Ref. 45335 ) ;   valentini: Presumably after Gabriel Gustav Valentin (P.Adamicka, pers.comm. 11/09). . More on author: Bleeker . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 55 m (Ref. 1602 ). Tropical; 32°N - 32°S Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri Indo-Pacific: Red Sea south to Durban, South Africa (Ref. 4919 ) and east to the Tuamoto Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island. Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m 4.6 , range 4 - 5.4 cm Max length : 11.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4919 ) Short description Morphology | Morphometrics Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines : 0; Anal soft rays : 9. Side with two prominent dark bars extending to belly (Ref. 559 ). Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Found among coral heads and rocks of subtidal lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 4919 , 5503 ). Common on coastal reefs at various depths. Mimic filefish, males are territorial and are often seen fighting (Ref. 48637 ). 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 (Ref. 4919 , 5503 ). Territorial and haremic; males spawn with a different female each day (Ref. 9710 ). One or more territories are occupied and defended each by a female where a single large male stands guard (Ref. 55082 ). All sexually mature females are territorial females (Ref. 55082 ). Demersal spawner (Ref. 35298 ). Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae Oviparous (Ref. 205 ). Social and mating systems of this species are based upon female territoriality where polygyny results from males defending females occupying a certain territory (female-defense polygyny) (Ref. 55082 ). All sexually mature females are territorial females (Ref. 55082 ). Neither parent guards the eggs which are laid in a nest located in the female's territory (Ref. 46142 ). During breeding, territorial females perform the 'caudal flexing with swollen abdomen display' to signal courtship and readiness to spawn. The male acknowledges with no courtship or color displays but rather by visiting the sites frequently. The territorial female then begins pecking at the substrate in preparation for egg laying. The female initiates the spawning event by pressing her abdomen into the prepared site. The territorial male quickly lays his body across her caudal peduncle and both remained in this position for 5-10 sec. The male swims away after leaving the female beating her anal fin rapidly over the nest site to ensure fertilization of the eggs and to push the eggs deep into the algal substrate (Ref. 46142 ). All territorial males spawn with territorial females, depriving the bachelor males of the chance to copulate which nevertheless don't interfere with the spawning between the territorial male and females (Ref. 46142 ). Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Matsuura, Keiichi | Collaborators Myers, R.F. , 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )   Least Concern (LC)  ; Date assessed: 08 June 2011 CITES Not Evaluated CMS (Ref. 116361 ) Not Evaluated Threat to humans   Poisonous to eat (Ref. 4919 ) Human uses Aquarium: commercial FAO - Publication: search | FishSource | More information Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Stocks Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Spawning aggregation Fecundity Eggs Egg development Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment Abundance BRUVS References Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Electrophoreses Heritability Diseases Processing Nutrients Mass conversion Collaborators Pictures Stamps, Coins Misc. 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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804 ):  PD 50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. Bayesian length-weight: a=0.03388 (0.01902 - 0.06038), b=2.85 (2.69 - 3.01), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  2.8   ±0.30 se; based on food items. Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fecundity = 400). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). Nutrients (Ref. 124155 ):  Calcium = 113 [51, 272] mg/100g; Iron = 1.05 [0.51, 2.51] mg/100g; Protein = 17.9 [15.7, 20.1] %; Omega3 = 0.13 [0.06, 0.26] g/100g; Selenium = 39.9 [18.9, 91.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 47.6 [12.6, 189.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.85 [1.19, 2.80] mg/100g (wet weight); Comments & Corrections Back to Search Random Species Back to Top Accessed through: Not available FishBase mirror site : localhost Page last modified by : mrius-barile - 20 July 2016 Fatal error : Uncaught ArgumentCountError: Too few arguments to function checkEcotox(), 1 passed in /var/www/html/summary/speciessummary.php on line 2304 and exactly 3 expected in /var/www/html/includes/speciessummary.lib.php:2579 Stack trace: #0 /var/www/html/summary/speciessummary.php(2304): checkEcotox() #1 {main} thrown in /var/www/html/includes/speciessummary.lib.php on line 2579 Updated: 2024-06-16 20:37:30 gmt FishBase | Search | All Living Things | Top © Designed by The Polistes Corporation