Evidence found
489 records across 35 countries and territories, 1931–2026.
Canthigaster valentini · GBIF taxon key 2407698
Where has the Black-saddled Toby been recorded?
Canthigaster valentini occurrence evidence comes from 489 records in 35 countries and territories, from 1931 to 2026. Most records come from Philippines.
- 489 records
- 35 places
- 60 years recorded
- — class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: May.
12 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
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When it is recorded
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Peak month: May. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
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Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Black-saddled Toby has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Black-saddled Toby. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 100 | |
| Fiji | 39 | |
| Indonesia | 28 | |
| French Polynesia | 28 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 25 | |
| Australia | 24 | |
| Tonga | 24 | |
| United States | 23 | |
| New Caledonia | 21 | |
| American Samoa | 20 | |
| Vanuatu | 18 | |
| Mauritius | 15 | |
| Maldives | 15 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | |
| Palau | 12 | |
| Seychelles | 12 | |
| Guam | 8 | |
| Comoros | 8 | |
| Mozambique | 7 | |
| Micronesia | 6 | |
| Oman | 6 | |
| Solomon Islands | 5 | |
| Japan | 4 | |
| Vietnam | 4 | |
| ZZ | 4 | |
| China | 3 | |
| Kenya | 3 | |
| South Africa | 3 | |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 2 | |
| Madagascar | 2 | |
| Taiwan | 2 | |
| Tanzania | 2 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 2 | |
| Réunion | 1 | |
| Yemen | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Tetraodontidae.
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.