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Tetraodontidae (Puffers) > Tetraodontinae
Etymology: Pelagocephalus: Name 'Pelagios' meaning of the sea, in allusion to the envisioned offshore, openwater habitat and 'cephalus' or head, in allusion both to the sleek head and to the similarity of the name with that of Lagocephalus (rabbit head; appropriate for most species, but not for the two which are pelagic), one of the several genera closely related to it; coheni: Named for Dr. Daniel M. Cohen, former Director of the National Systematics Laboratory of the National
Marine Fisheries Service, Washington, D.C.
Eponymy: Dr Daniel Morris Cohen (1930–2017) was an ichthyologist who was a research associate at the California Academy of Sciences. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien demersaal. Tropical
Southeast Pacific: Norfolk Is.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.2 cm SL (female)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 9; Anale zachte stralen: 9; Wervels: 17. This species is distinguished by its plate-like nasal apparatus and bifurcate ventral flange of the parasphenoid (Ref. 101915).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: oval.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Tyler, J.C. and J.R. Paxton, 1979. New genus and species of pufferfish (Tetraodontidae) from Norfolk Island, southwest Pacific. Bull. Mar. Sci. 29(2):202-215. (Ref. 101915)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02630 (0.01232 - 0.05614), b=2.88 (2.70 - 3.06), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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