Field notes
Encounter profile
Identified using iNaturalist WoRMS.
Canthigaster valentini - Tobies are small pufferfish with pointed snouts and distinct coloration patterns. They can inflate their bodies as a defense mechanism.
Species profile
Blacksaddle Toby
Canthigaster valentini
Identified using iNaturalist WoRMS.
4
Media items
Photos and videos
4
Dives
Distinct encounters
2
Locations
2 trips
Archive ecology
Conditions where we found it
SNAP observations, not the species’ full biological range.
- Depth evidence
- 9.6–12.2m
- Median 10.8m · n=3
- Water temperature
- 25.0–28.0°C
- Median 28.0°C · n=3
Depth basis: 0 recorded, 0 profile-estimated, 3 contextual.
Tight observed depth band
All 3 depth-linked observations in SNAP fall between 9.6m and 12.2m.
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Indicative archive pattern · 4 observations / 4 dives
Camera-clock comparison
Morning · 3Night · 1
- • These distributions describe photographs in SNAP, not a species’ complete biological range.
- • No direct or profile-estimated depths are available yet.
- • Time-of-day groups use the camera clock and are not corrected for sunrise, sunset, or timezone.
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#4 · Jun 3, 2026
Critter Republic House Reef
Dauin · Asia 2026
9.6m · Dive-average context28.0°C
#3 · May 31, 2026
Malatapay
Dauin · Asia 2026
10.8m · Dive-average context28.0°C
#2 · Apr 1, 2026
Coral Cove
Puerto Galera · Asia 2026
12.2m · Dive-average context25.0°C
#1 · Jun 8, 2025
Puerto Galera
Puerto Galera · Philippines 2025
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