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Tetraodontidae (Puffers) > Tetraodontinae
Etymology: Tetractenos: Greek, tetra = four + Greek, ktein, ktenos = comb (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal. Subtropical
Indo-West Pacific: southern Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9002)
Found on coastal bays on sandy flats, often in very large schools, entering fresh water in estuaries (Ref. 9002).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kuiter, R.H., 1993. Coastal fishes of south-eastern Australia. University of Hawaii Press. Honolulu, Hawaii. 437 p. (Ref. 9002)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 14.4 - 24.7, mean 18 °C (based on 174 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02570 (0.01199 - 0.05511), b=2.89 (2.71 - 3.07), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 158 [59, 423] mg/100g; Iron = 1.64 [0.64, 3.82] mg/100g; Protein = 18.4 [16.1, 20.6] %; Omega3 = 0.368 [0.170, 0.772] g/100g; Selenium = 26.9 [12.2, 60.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 8.51 [2.63, 30.02] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.09 [0.73, 1.69] mg/100g (wet weight);
