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Tetraodontidae (Puffers) > Tetraodontinae
Etymology: Takifugu: A Japanese word with several meanings; taki = waterfall + fugu = fish; it could be also understood as taki = to be cooked in liquid + fugu = a venomous fish.
More on author: Richardson.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas demersal. Subtropical
Indo-West Pacific.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.0 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 42715); peso máx. publicado: 48.38 g (Ref. 124712)
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Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 0; Raios dorsais (total) : 12 - 14; Espinhos anais: 0; Raios anais : 10 - 11; Vértebras: 21.
Flesh, liver, ovaries, testes, skin and intestine toxic (Ref. 42715). Occur in sandy and rubble areas adjacent to corals and rocky reefs. Observed to bury itself in sand, with only the eyes and parts of the dorsal body being exposed (Ref. 128523).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Yamada, U., 2002. Tetraodontidae. p. 1418-1431. In T. Nakabo (ed.). Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species (second edition). Tokai University Press, 1749 p. (Ref. 42715)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Ameaça para os humanos
Poisonous to eat (Ref. 42715)
Uso pelos humanos
Pescarias: de interesse potencial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 16.2 - 26.6, mean 24.7 °C (based on 98 cells).
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.03236 (0.01752 - 0.05978), b=2.93 (2.77 - 3.09), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (18 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 108 [44, 283] mg/100g; Iron = 1.34 [0.59, 3.14] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [15.9, 20.4] %; Omega3 = 0.315 [0.152, 0.637] g/100g; Selenium = 27.2 [13.1, 61.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 9.22 [2.70, 34.00] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.781 [0.523, 1.195] mg/100g (wet weight);