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> Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) > Diodontidae (Porcupinefishes (burrfishes))
Etymology: Chilomycterus: Greek, cheilos = lip + Greek, mykter, -eros = nose (Ref. 45335).

Issue
Provisionally valid species: endemic to Eastern Atlantic.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina bottenlevande; djupintervall ? - 100 m (Ref. 2718). Tropical

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Eastern central Atlantic endemic, Canary Islands to Angola, and perhaps Namibia.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 2718)

Occurs mostly over sand and mud bottoms. Feeds on hard-shelled invertebrates such as mollusks (Ref. 2718). Sale of this species is banned in some countries due to belief that this species is poisonous (but documented proof is lacking). Not consumed in Africa.

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Duron, M. and J.C. Queró, 1990. Diodontidae. p. 1073-1076. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 6951)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 06 June 2011

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Other

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Chilomycterus mauretanicus (Le Danois, 1954)