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Balistes capriscus Gmelin, 1789

Grey triggerfish
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Spain country information

Common names: Ballesta, Ballesta, Escopeta
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in Galicia (Ref. 86578).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bañon, R., D. Villegas-Ríos, A. Serrano, G. Mucientes and J.C. Arronte, 2010
National Database: ICTIMED

Common names from other countries

Baliste cabri, Pejepuerco blanco, Gray triggerfish, ... more

Classificação / Names Nomes comuns | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Espécies) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) > Balistidae (Triggerfishes)
Etymology: Balistes: Latin, balista, -ae = crossbowman. In Greek, ballo = to throw (Ref. 45335);  capriscus: Specific name 'capriscus' meaning a small goat; probably referring to its 'face' which looks like a small goat (to be confirmed)...
  More on author: Gmelin.

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

marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade 0 - 100 m (Ref. 7348), usually 0 - 55 m (Ref. 55172).   Tropical; 58°N - 37°S, 98°W - 36°E

Distribuição Países | Áreas FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Point map | Introduções | Faunafri

Western and Eastern Atlantic:

Length at first maturity / Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: Lm 17.0, range 13 - 29.7 cm
Max length : 66.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 127374); common length : 44.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 47377); peso máx. Publicado: 6.2 kg (Ref. 40637); Idade máx. registada: 15 anos (Ref. 107826)

Descrição breve Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria

Espinhos dorsais (total) : 3; Raios dorsais moles (total) : 26 - 29; Espinhos anais: 0; Raios anais moles: 23 - 26. Tall, with a small mouth and plate like scales (Ref. 35388). Three faint irregular broad dark bars on body; a narrow pale transverse band on chin; small light blue spots on upper half of body and median fins, and irregular short lines ventrally (Ref. 13442).

Biologia     Glossário (ex. epibenthic)

Inhabits bays, harbors, lagoons, and seaward reefs (Ref. 9710). May drift with young at surface among Sargassum (Ref. 9710). Usually solitary or in small groups (Ref. 9710). Feeds on benthic invertebrates like mollusks and crustaceans (Ref. 4727). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Consumed mostly fresh, smoked, and dried salted. The flesh is of excellent quality. Because it is resistant to capture, it proliferates and competes for food with other species (Ref. 5377).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas

Adults guard the embryos nested in sand which hatched in about two days (Ref. 9778).

Referência principal Upload your references | Referências | Coordenador : Matsuura, Keiichi | Colaboradores

Smith-Vaniz, W.F., B.B. Collette and B.E. Luckhurst, 1999. Fishes of Bermuda: history, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Special Publication No. 4. 424 p. (Ref. 35505)

Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)


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