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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
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National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Matsuura, K. and J.C. Tyler, 1997
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) > Tetraodontidae (Puffers) > Tetraodontinae
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Balloonfish, Bottlefish, Tétrodon à tête carrée, ... more

Main reference

Schneider, W. 1990. (Ref. 2683)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : Matsuura, Keiichi | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 40.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26350); common length : 26.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 47377)

Environment

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 50 - 480 m (Ref. 33352), usually 50 - 250 m (Ref. 10985)

Climate / Range

Subtropical, preferred ?; 61°N - 51°S, 99°E - 149°E

Distribution

Circumglobal in tropical and temperate seas.
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-9; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9. Body without prickles (Ref. 559). Brownish above, white below; occasionally with dark spots on flanks (Ref. 4919).

Inhabit sandy, muddy and rocky bottoms (Ref. 2683). Young are pelagic (Ref. 7251). Feed mainly on squid. In southeast Brazil captured between 50 and 145 m (Ref. 47377).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless (Ref. 559)

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
4.2 ±0.73 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Very high

Sphoeroides pachygaster (Müller & Troschel, 1848)