FB-1243 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1243 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei Triglidae Prionotus Prionotus carolinus (Linnaeus, 1771) Sferynka karaibska Baiacu Baiacu-de-croa Baiacu-franguinho Baiacu-mirim Baiacu-pininga Baiacu-pintado Guamaiacu-mirim Ternet kuglefisk Checkered puffer Kilpikonnakala Compère corotuche Kikkoufugu рыба-шар Botete sapo Conejo Corrotucho Corrotucho comun Corrotucho común Corrotucho verde Sapo Tamboril Tamboril rayado Tamboríl Rayado Gro-vant 龜紋圓魨 龟纹圆鲀 Sphaeroides testudineus (Linnaeus, 1758) Tetraodon testudineus Linnaeus, 1758 1990-10-17 2015-06-09 Beebe, W. and J. Tee-Van0 The fishes of Port-au-Prince Bay, Haiti, with a summary of the known species of marine fishes of the island of Haiti and Santo Domingo. Zoologica (N.Y.) 10(1):1-279. (Ref. 31) Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. 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(Ref. 137577) FB-GeneralDescr-1242 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2018-10-03 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1242 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Commonly found in bays, tidal creeks and protected coastal waters, especially on seagrass beds, and in brackish water. Rare or absent on coral reefs. Does not form schools, but may form huge aggregates. Hides in the sand when frightened (Ref. 9710). Feeds mainly on bivalves, gastropods, foraminiferans and several other benthic invertebrates specially crustaceans, which it crushes with its powerful teeth (Ref. 35237). To ward off predators, it inflates itself like a balloon. Highly toxic; used to poison cats and dogs (Ref. 2861). Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray 1986 A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251) FB-DiagnosticDescr-1242 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1998-02-10 00:00:00 2012-11-30 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1242 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Greenish above, pale yellow to white below; back has series of pale lines and arcs suggesting concentric circles with intersecting lines. No other puffer has this color pattern (Ref. 26938). Uyeno, T., K. Matsuura and E. Fujii (eds.) 1983 Fishes trawled off Suriname and French Guiana. Japan Marine Fishery Resource Research Center, Tokyo, Japan. 519 p. (Ref. 13608) FB-Morphology-1242 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1998-02-10 00:00:00 2012-11-30 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1242 Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 12; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 11 Uyeno, T., K. Matsuura and E. Fujii (eds.) 1983 Fishes trawled off Suriname and French Guiana. Japan Marine Fishery Resource Research Center, Tokyo, Japan. 519 p. (Ref. 13608) FB-Distribution-1242 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2018-10-03 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1242 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Western Atlantic to Southwest Atlantic: Rhode Island, USA to southeastern Brazil. Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray 1986 A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251) FB-Uses-1242 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2018-10-03 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1242 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats fisheries: of no interest Shipp, R.L. 1978 Tetraodontidae. In W. Fischer (ed.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. West Atlantic (Fishing Area 31). volume 5. [pag. var.]. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 3821) FB-LifeCycle-1242 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2018-10-03 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=1242&StockCode=1258 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Spawning season is from late spring to early fall at Biscayne Bay, Florida. Mean length at first maturity is over 13 cm TL. Pauly, D. 1991 Growth of the checkered puffer <i>Sphoeroides testudineus</i>: postscript to papers by Targett and Pauly & Ingles. Fishbyte 9(1):19-22. (Ref. 2861) FB-TrophicStrategy-1242 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1992-03-10 00:00:00 2004-01-17 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public testudineus http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Has been observed to manipulate prey using its beak-like teeth, but primarily crushes items within the oral cavity, using its crushing plates (Ref. 45549). Pauly, D. 1991 Growth of the checkered puffer <i>Sphoeroides testudineus</i>: postscript to papers by Targett and Pauly & Ingles. Fishbyte 9(1):19-22. (Ref. 2861) FB-Size-1242 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2018-10-03 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1242 38.8 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 26340)); max. published weight: 400 g (Ref. 5217) Claro, R. 1994 Características generales de la ictiofauna. p. 55-70. In R. Claro (ed.) Ecología de los peces marinos de Cuba. Instituto de Oceanología Academia de Ciencias de Cuba and Centro de Investigaciones de Quintana Roo. (Ref. 26340) Cervigón, F., R. Cipriani, W. Fischer, L. Garibaldi, M. Hendrickx, A.J. Lemus, R. Márquez, J.M. Poutiers, G. Robaina and B. Rodriguez 1992 Fichas FAO de identificación de especies para los fines de la pesca. Guía de campo de las especies comerciales marinas y de aquas salobres de la costa septentrional de Sur América. FAO, Rome. 513 p. Preparado con el financiamento de la Comisión de Comunidades Europeas y de NORAD. (Ref. 5217) 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/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size 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-1242 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2018-10-03 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1242 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats reef-associated; brackish; marine; depth range ? - 48 m (Ref. 9710) Lieske, E. and R. Myers 1994 Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. (Ref. 9710)