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Tetraodontidae (Puffers) > Tetraodontinae
Etymology: Torquigener: Latin, torquere = to twist + Latin, generare = birth, race (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Hardy & Randall.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien rifbewoner; diepte 3 - 57 m (Ref. 11441). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: northern Red Sea and Kenya; a recent emigrant to the Mediterranean Sea via the Suez Canal. Also reported from the Persian Gulf and Seychelles.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 97148)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 9; Anale zachte stralen: 7 - 8. This species is distinguished by the following characters: with spinules between nasal organs and dorsal-fin origin; dorsal surface of head and body with many small brownish dots, forming rosettes enclosing larger white spots; areas of small yellowish brown spots on the cheek may form broad vertical bands, separated by irregular narrow white bands; belly white; fins pale (Ref. 127964).
Cross section: angular.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Heemstra, P.C., E. Heemstra, D.A. Ebert, W. Holleman and J.E. Randall (eds.), 2022. Coastal fishes of the Western Indian Ocean Vol. 5. South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, a National Research Facility of the National Research Foundation (NRF-SAIAB), 632 p. (Ref. 127964)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Visserij: van geen belang
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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=0.03020 (0.01765 - 0.05167), b=2.89 (2.75 - 3.03), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (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 (14 of 100). 🛈 |
Voedingsstoffen (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 78.7 [35.1, 193.8] mg/100g; Iron = 0.841 [0.419, 1.977] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [16.0, 20.4] %; Omega3 = 0.132 [0.066, 0.252] g/100g; Selenium = 36.9 [18.5, 81.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 52.9 [15.2, 198.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.37 [0.90, 2.05] mg/100g (wet weight); |