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title: "Valentini kogelvis"
description: "Canthigaster valentini — Vissen. Valentin's sharpnose puffer (Canthigaster valentini), also known as the saddled puffer or black saddled toby, is a demersal marine fish belonging to the family Tetraodontidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/blacksaddle-toby
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Valentini kogelvis

> Canthigaster valentini — Vissen. Valentin's sharpnose puffer (Canthigaster valentini), also known as the saddled puffer  or black saddled toby, is a  demersal marine fish belonging to the family Tetraodontidae.

- Scientific name: *Canthigaster valentini*
- Category: `fish` (Vissen)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 3832
- Wikidata: [Q1476902](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1476902)
- iNaturalist taxon: [129549](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/129549)

## Names

- en: Blacksaddle Toby
- de: Sattel-Spitzkopfkugelfisch
- es: Tamborín rayado de Valentin
- fr: Canthigaster à selles noires
- nl: Valentini kogelvis
- pl: Rozdymka walentynka

## Countries with the most observations

ID (732), PH (503), AU (424), NC (392), MV (220), JP (111), TW (95), KE (85), SC (83), TZ (80), FJ (65), RE (58)

## Summary

Valentin's sharpnose puffer (Canthigaster valentini), also known as the saddled puffer  or black saddled toby, 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 has four distinct black stripes (saddles) on its back. The head is blue…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentin%27s_sharpnose_puffer

## Photo

![Valentini kogelvis](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/blacksaddle-toby/medium.jpg)

Photo: Olly Morgan · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/233659797

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/blacksaddle-toby?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).