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> Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) > Balistidae (Triggerfishes)
Etymology: Balistapus:Derived from Latin = ballistare, to throw (Ref. 45335).
Ambiente: milieu / zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / gama de distribuição Ecologia
marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade 0 - 60 m (Ref. 128797). Tropical; 32°N - 32°S, 30°E - 132°W
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea south to Natal, South Africa (Ref. 4420) and east to the Line, Marquesan and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia.
Comprimento na primeira maturidade / Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm15.7, range 8 - ? cm Max length : 30.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 2334); common length : 26.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 5450)
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 3; Raios dorsais moles (total) : 24 - 27; Espinhos anais: 0; Raios anais moles: 20 - 24. This species is distinguished by the following characters: front of eye without the elongate groove; enlarged scales above the pectoral-fin base and just behind the gill opening to form a flexible tympanum; the scales of the caudal peduncle with 2 longitudinal rows of large anterior-projecting spines; the slightly rounded caudal fin with compressed peduncle; head and body colour green to brown with diagonally curved orange lines and a large round black blotch covering most of the caudal-fin base; rays of soft dorsal, anal and pectoral fins orange and also the caudal fin (Ref. 10920, 9770). Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: oval.
Adults which are territorial in nature occur in coral-rich areas of deep lagoon and seaward reefs from the lower surge zone to at least 50 meters (Ref. 48637). They feed on a variety of benthic organisms such as algae, echinoderms, fishes, mollusks, tunicates, sponges, and hydrozoans. Eggs are laid as one cluster in a shallow excavation on sand or rubble along channels. (Ref. 1602). Marketed fresh and dried-salted (Ref. 9770).
Spawning behaviour may involve loose aggregations and nesting occurs in channels. The eggs are laid in a single spongy cluster in a shallow excavation in rubble or sand. Hatching occurs at night (Ref. 37816). Nests are guarded by one or at times two adults (Ref. 9778).
Matsuura, K., 2001. Balistidae. Triggerfishes. p. 3911-3928. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 6. Bony fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae), estuarine crocodiles. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9770)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Fisiologia Composição corporal Nutrientes Consumo de oxigénio Tipo de natação Velocidade de natação Pigmentos visuais Som de peixe Doenças e Parasitas Toxicidade (LC50s)
