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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 authors: Temminck & Schlegel.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas demersal. Temperate
Northwest Pacific: southern Japan and East China Sea.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 559); peso máx. Publicado: 208.69 g (Ref. 124713)
Descrição breve
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 0; Raios dorsais moles (total) : 16 - 18; Espinhos anais: 0; Raios anais moles: 14 - 16. Body covered with prickles; blackish-blue dorsally, white ventrally. Several white lines running on back and side. All fins yellow (Ref. 559).
Occurs in the sublittoral zone and estuaries, on rock bottoms (Ref. 11230). Used in Chinese medicine (Ref. 12166).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas
Masuda, H. and G.R. Allen, 1993. Meeresfische der Welt - Groß-Indopazifische Region. Tetra Verlag, Herrenteich, Melle. 528 p. (Ref. 9137)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Ameaça para o homem
Poisonous to eat (Ref. 9137)
Utilização humana
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
Descarregue XML
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 14 - 24.7, mean 20.7 °C (based on 54 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02291 (0.01251 - 0.04194), b=2.89 (2.74 - 3.04), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.45 se; based on food items.
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Médio, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 1,4 - 4,4 anos (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100).