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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
Ekologi
marina; sötvatten; brackvatten bottenlevande; anadrom (Ref. 51243). Subtropical
Asia: China and Viet Nam.
Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.6 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 108876); common length : 10.2 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 35840); publicerad maxvikt: 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 | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver
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
Verktyg
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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).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
