Animal Species:Blacksaddle Toby, Canthigaster valentini
(Bleeker, 1853) The Blacksaddle Toby can be recognised by the
dark saddles on the side of the body and stripes across the
snout. The species occurs throughout the tropical, marine Indo-
Pacific. Banded Toby, Black-saddled Toby, Saddled Puffer,
Striped Toby, Valentin's Sharpnose Pufferfish The Blacksaddle
Toby can be recognised by the dark saddles on the side of the
body and stripes across the snout. There are about 25 species of
sharpnose puffers in the genus. The species grows to about 10 cm
in length. The Blacksaddle Toby looks similar to the Crowned
Puffer, Canthigaster coronata and the Mimic Leatherjacket,
Paraluteres prionurus. The species occurs throughout the
tropical, marine Indo-Pacific. In Australia it is found at the
offshore islands of north-western Western Australia and from
northern Queensland to southern New South Wales. The map below
shows the Australian distribution of the species based on public
sightings and specimens in Australian Muse