Valentin’s sharpnose puffer 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. Canthigaster valentini is omnivorous, it feeds on filamentous green and red algae, tunicates, and on smaller amounts of corals, bryozoans, polychaetes, echinoderms, mollusks, and brown and coralline red algae. Valentinni’s sharpnose puffer is highly poisonous to eat.
Info:http://www.freshmarine.com/saddle-valentini-puffer.html
http://www.pageconcept.org/nonpercif/ballons/canthigaster.htm
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