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Tetraodontidae (Puffers) > Tetraodontinae
Etymology: Sphoeroides: Greek, sphaira = ball + Greek, suffix, oides = similar to (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: George C Miller is an American zoologist formerly of the National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Fisheries Center, Miami Laboratory. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas demersal; intervalo de profundidade ? - 22 m (Ref. 46206). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: known from the type locality, Caribbean Sea, off Colombia, 8°59'N, 76°39-42.8'W.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 0; Raios dorsais moles (total) : 8; Espinhos anais: 0; Raios anais moles: 7. Dorsally and laterally, basal pigmentation light grey or brown, with a few dark, poorly defined blotches. Cheeks with uniform basal pigment, without distinct markings. Ventral surface unpigmented. Lappets absent (Ref 53033).
Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.), 2003. Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of March 2003. Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in March 2003. (Ref. 46206)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Pescarias: espécies comerciais
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02291 (0.01031 - 0.05092), b=2.89 (2.72 - 3.06), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.4 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 (17 of 100).