FB-67490 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67490 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Garra Garra khawbungi Arunachalam, Nandagopal & Mayden, 2014 Palækuglefisk White-spotted pufferfish Pesa-puhevkala Amami-hoshizora-fugu Torquigener sp. Not applicable 2014-09-05 2014-09-05 Matsuura, K.0 A new pufferfish of the genus Torquigener that builds "mystery circles" on sandy bottoms in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan (Actinopterygii: Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae). Ichthyol. Res. 62(2):207-212. (Ref. 97258) Kawase, H., Y. Okata and K. Ito0 Role of huge geometric circular structures in the reproduction of a marine pufferfish. Sci. Rep. 3:2106. (Ref. 97259) eElurikkus0 eElurikkus koondab ühte portaali Eesti eluslooduse andmed. http://elurikkus.ut.ee/ (Ref. 105471) Petersen, P.0 Danish names and photos and other species information. Pers. Comm. (Ref. 130676) FB-GeneralDescr-67499 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2014-09-10 00:00:00 2014-09-10 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67499 This species has been observed by divers at 10-27 m on sandy bottom. Another population is found around 30 m at the northern part of Amami-oshima Island. Its behavior of building large geometric circles on sandy bottoms, makes this species unique. Female length (Ref. 97258). The circular structure plays an important role in influencing female mate choice, it functions to gather fine sand particles for constructing nests in preparaton for spawning (Ref. 97259). Matsuura, K. 2015 A new pufferfish of the genus Torquigener that builds "mystery circles" on sandy bottoms in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan (Actinopterygii: Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae). Ichthyol. Res. 62(2):207-212. (Ref. 97258) FB-DiagnosticDescr-67499 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2014-09-10 00:00:00 2014-09-10 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67499 This species is distinguished by the following characters: D 9, A 6; pectoral-fin rays 16 with the dorsal-most ray nubbin-like and rudimentary; vertebrate 8 + 11 = 19; mid-side of body (from behind pectoral- to caudal-fin base) without the solid, dark, longitudinal stripe nor rows of dark spots; dorsal half of head and body with fine brown reticulations and many white spots, while ventral half silvery white with many white spots from chin to above anal-fin origin; dorsal rim of eye is light yellow; head and body with many two-rooted spinules (Ref. 97258). Matsuura, K. 2015 A new pufferfish of the genus Torquigener that builds "mystery circles" on sandy bottoms in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan (Actinopterygii: Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae). Ichthyol. Res. 62(2):207-212. (Ref. 97258) FB-Morphology-67499 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2014-09-10 00:00:00 2014-09-10 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67499 Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Analsoft rays: 6; Vertebrae: 19 Matsuura, K. 2015 A new pufferfish of the genus Torquigener that builds "mystery circles" on sandy bottoms in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan (Actinopterygii: Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae). Ichthyol. Res. 62(2):207-212. (Ref. 97258) FB-Distribution-67499 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2014-09-10 00:00:00 2014-09-10 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67499 Northwest Pacific: Japan, Ryukyu Is. Matsuura, K. 2015 A new pufferfish of the genus Torquigener that builds "mystery circles" on sandy bottoms in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan (Actinopterygii: Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae). Ichthyol. Res. 62(2):207-212. (Ref. 97258) FB-Uses-67499 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2014-09-10 00:00:00 2014-09-10 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67499 fisheries: of no interest FB-Size-67499 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2014-09-10 00:00:00 2014-09-10 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67499 12.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 97259)); 9.05 cm SL (female) Kawase, H., Y. Okata and K. Ito 2013 Role of huge geometric circular structures in the reproduction of a marine pufferfish. Sci. Rep. 3:2106. (Ref. 97259) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-67499 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2014-09-10 00:00:00 2014-09-10 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67499 reef-associated; marine; depth range 10 - 27 m (Ref. 97258) Matsuura, K. 2015 A new pufferfish of the genus Torquigener that builds "mystery circles" on sandy bottoms in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan (Actinopterygii: Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae). Ichthyol. Res. 62(2):207-212. (Ref. 97258)