Valentinni's sharpnose puffer

Valentinni's sharpnose puffer

Description of the Valentinni's sharpnose puffer
The Valentinni's sharpnose puffer is a small white skinned puffer or toby with brown-orange stripes and spots and a yellow tail, like many other puffer fishes it is poisonus.

Profile of the Valentinni's sharpnose puffer
This Profile contains interesting facts and information about the Valentinni's sharpnose puffer species.

• Size: 5 inches maximum 

• Fish Tank conditions: Temperature 80 °F - pH 8.3 - Minimum Tank Size 30 gallons

• Diet / Feeding: Most live and frozen foods

• Temperament: Generally non agresive in a tank of adiquate size.

• Habitat: Tropical & sub-tropical coastal marine waters

• Behaviour: Should not be kept with Hard Coral, Starfish, and Invertebrates

• Range: Indo-West Pacific

Scientific Classification of the Valentinni's sharpnose puffer
Definition: Scientific classification, or biological classification, is how biologists group and categorize species of organisms with shared physical characteristics. Scientific classification belongs to the science of taxonomy.

• Species: Canthigaster Valentini

• Popular Name: Valentinni's sharpnose puffer fish - Saddled Puffer - Saddled Toby - Valentini Pufferfish

• Kingdom: Animalia

• Class: Actinopterygii

• Order: Tetraodontiformes

• Family: Tetraodontidae

Interesting Facts and Information - How do you identify the sex of a Valentinni's sharpnose puffer?
The males and females of many fish species have different colors or different shaped bodies. But there are also other fish species where there is no visible difference. Its sometimes tricky being an ichthyologist!

Interesting Facts and Information - Why are Valentinni's sharpnose puffer slimy?
Valentinni's sharpnose puffer secrete a type of mucus, or slime, from their skin. This slime provides protection against parasites and infections and helps the Valentinni's sharpnose puffer to move through the water faster. Some fish species also release toxins in their slime which ward off enemy attacks. Other fish species use their slime to feed their young.

Interesting Facts and Information - Why do Valentinni's sharpnose puffer have gills?
Gills enable the Valentinni's sharpnose puffer to breathe. Gills consist of thin sheets of tissue containing blood vessels. As water passes over the gills oxygen is absorbed into the blood stream Carbon dioxide passes out into the water. The gills are protected by a large bony plate called an operculum. Some fish species however have lungs and breathe air.

Interesting Facts and Information - Why do the Valentinni's sharpnose puffer have fins?
A fin is an external appendage or "limb" of a fish. Fins are used for directing, stabilizing, or propelling the different fish species in water. Numbers of fins vary between fish species, but there are usually seven. Each of the fins on a fish are designed to perform a specific function:

• Dorsal fins - The dorsal fin is located on the backs of fishes. The Valentinni's sharpnose puffer has Dorsal fins to lend stability in swimming.

• Ventral fins. The ventral fin is located on the pelvic area of fishes. The Valentinni's sharpnose puffer has Ventral fins to lend stability in swimming.

• Caudal fins. The Caudal fin is located on the tail area of fishes. The Valentinni's sharpnose puffer has Caudal fins to propel through the water.

• Pectoral fins. The Pectoral fin is located on the breast area of fishes. The Valentinni's sharpnose puffer has Pectoral fins to for locomotion and side to side movement

Interesting Facts and Information about Valentinni's sharpnose puffer