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Tetraodontidae (Puffers) > Canthigasterinae
Etymology: Canthigaster: Greek, kanthos = the outer or inner corner of the eye, where the lids meet, 1646 + Greek, gaster = stomach (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Professor Margaret Mary Smith née Macdonald (1916–1987) was a South African ichthyologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Allen & Randall.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 20 - 40 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Agalega Islands, Mauritius to Durban, South Africa. Also Maldives (Ref. 9710).
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 4919)
Descripción breve
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 9 - 10; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 9. Caudal peduncle and sides behind pectoral fins covered with dark dots; dark lines around eye; sometimes with a dark stripe on midventral line of belly; fins translucent with dark-edged rays; upper and lower edge of caudal fin dark (Ref. 4919).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Inhabits outer reef slopes (Ref. 9710). Solitary (Ref. 90102). Found on clear inner reefs, often on slopes near bases of steep walls with mixed rubble and boulders in depths of about 30 meters (Ref. 48637).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Smith, M.M. and P.C. Heemstra, 1986. Tetraodontidae. p. 894-903. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4919)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Herramientas
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 24.1 - 27.6, mean 26.7 °C (based on 14 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.03631 (0.01540 - 0.08559), b=2.88 (2.69 - 3.07), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.1 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 97.1 [44.6, 227.2] mg/100g; Iron = 0.939 [0.463, 2.159] mg/100g; Protein = 18.1 [15.8, 20.3] %; Omega3 = 0.127 [0.062, 0.249] g/100g; Selenium = 35.5 [17.3, 78.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 51.8 [14.6, 194.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.62 [1.05, 2.41] mg/100g (wet weight);