Canthigaster valentini

As recorded: Canthigaster valentini (Bleeker, 1853)

Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Tetraodontidae

Collected by: J.L. Earle and David F. PenceJohn L. Earle →David F. Pence →
Date: January 31, 2002
Locality: Viti Levu Island; outside of Suva Harbor; beyond "Fish Patch"; directly off bow of old shipwreck on top of reef
Island: Viti Levu
Region: Fiji
Coordinates: -18.1642, 178.4000
Depth: 69 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

22 Bishop specimens of Canthigaster valentini · collected 1964–2002Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On January 31, 2002, J.L. Earle and David F. Pence also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Canthigaster valentini. BPBM 39859. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090189191. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/39859.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 1090189191 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026