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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 author: Linnaeus.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino; agua dulce; salobre demersal; anadromo (Ref. 51243). Subtropical
Asia: China and Viet Nam.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.6 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 108876); common length : 10.2 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 35840); peso máximo publicado: 103.70 g (Ref. 108876)
Juveniles are found in brackish and fresh waters, but adults need marine conditions. Deadly poisonous to eat.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva
Kuang, Y., 1991. Tetraodontiformes. p. 536-540. In J.-H. Pan, L. Zhong, C.-Y. Zheng, H.-L. Wu and J.-H. Liu (eds). 1991. The freshwater fishes of Guangdong Province. Guangdong Science and Technology Press, Guangzhou. 589 p. (Ref. 33425)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Poisonous to eat
Human uses
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 18.8 - 26.5, mean 24.7 °C (based on 112 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02089 (0.01260 - 0.03464), b=3.02 (2.89 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).