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Tetraodontidae (Puffers) > Canthigasterinae
Etymology: Canthigaster: Greek, kanthos = the outer or inner corner of the eye, where the lids meet, 1646 + Greek, gaster = stomach (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Professor Margaret Mary Smith née Macdonald (1916–1987) was a South African ichthyologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Allen & Randall.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien rifbewoner; diepte 20 - 40 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Agalega Islands, Mauritius to Durban, South Africa. Also Maldives (Ref. 9710).
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 4919)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 0; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 9 - 10; Anale stekels: 0; Anale zachte stralen: 9. Caudal peduncle and sides behind pectoral fins covered with dark dots; dark lines around eye; sometimes with a dark stripe on midventral line of belly; fins translucent with dark-edged rays; upper and lower edge of caudal fin dark (Ref. 4919).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Inhabits outer reef slopes (Ref. 9710). Solitary (Ref. 90102). Found on clear inner reefs, often on slopes near bases of steep walls with mixed rubble and boulders in depths of about 30 meters (Ref. 48637).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Smith, M.M. and P.C. Heemstra, 1986. Tetraodontidae. p. 894-903. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4919)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.03631 (0.01561 - 0.08443), b=2.88 (2.69 - 3.07), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
3.1 ±0.3 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 (12 of 100). 🛈 |
Voedingsstoffen (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 97.1 [44.6, 227.2] mg/100g; Iron = 0.939 [0.463, 2.159] mg/100g; Protein = 18.1 [15.8, 20.3] %; Omega3 = 0.127 [0.062, 0.249] g/100g; Selenium = 35.5 [17.3, 78.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 51.8 [14.6, 194.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.62 [1.05, 2.41] mg/100g (wet weight); |