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Diodontidae (Porcupinefishes (burrfishes))
Etymology: Chilomycterus: Greek, cheilos = lip + Greek, mykter, -eros = nose (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Linnaeus.
Issue
Also assigned to Cyclichthys spinosus (Linnaeus, 1758) by Figueiredo and Menezes (Ref. 36453).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino; salobre demersal; rango de profundidad 70 - 190 m (Ref. 36453). Subtropical
Southwest Atlantic: Venezuela to Argentina, including Trinidad.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 28.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 94907); peso máximo publicado: 12.21 g (Ref. 118626)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 10 - 12; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 10 - 11.
Minimum depth from Ref. 126840.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Figueiredo, J.L. and N.A. Menezes, 2000. Manual de peixes marinhos do sudeste do Brasil. VI.Teleostei (5). Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo. Brazil. 116 p. (Ref. 36453)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5313 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.05888 (0.03395 - 0.10212), b=2.72 (2.57 - 2.87), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Generation time: 3.3 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (18 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 80.2 [31.7, 243.5] mg/100g; Iron = 1.12 [0.48, 2.58] mg/100g; Protein = 18.5 [16.3, 20.7] %; Omega3 = 0.376 [0.181, 0.768] g/100g; Selenium = 28.6 [13.3, 63.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 9.91 [3.03, 34.35] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.765 [0.522, 1.190] mg/100g (wet weight);