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Diodontidae (Porcupinefishes (burrfishes))
Etymology: Diodon: Greek, di = two + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Joseph Fortuné Théodore Eydoux (1802–1841) was a French naturalist who became a naval surgeon (1821). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien pelagic-neritic; diepte 1 - ? m (Ref. 58302). Tropical; 31°N - 37°S, 50°W - 154°W
Circumtropical.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 27.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 4423)
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 0; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 16 - 18; Anale stekels: 0; Anale zachte stralen: 16 - 18. Back and sides blue, with small elongate black spots; fins with spots; dark gular band; belly silvery white (Ref. 4423).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Pelagic throughout its life history (Ref. 592, 48637). A schooling species. Feeds on larger zooplankton and fish larvae (Ref. 9680, 48637).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Leis, J.M., 2001. Diodontidae. Porcupine fishes (burrfishes). p. 3958-3965. 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. 9680)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van minder commercieel belang
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5313 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.04786 (0.01950 - 0.11750), b=2.82 (2.61 - 3.03), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
3.7 ±0.51 se; based on food items. |
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179) |
Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100). 🛈 |
Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766) |
Unknown.
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