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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); punctata: Name from Latin 'punctata', referring to the many small spots at the dorsal half of the body.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur ? - 92 m (Ref. 138128). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Mascarene Submarine Ridge.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.7 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 138128)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 10; Rayons mous anaux: 10. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: D 10; A 10; pectoral fin 10. Colouration: dorsal half of the body light brown when preserved in alcohol with many small dark brown spots; side of the body with an elongated horse-shoe shaped brown band; pale caudal fin with several vertical lines; upper and lower caudal fin base with a dark brown spot (Ref. 138128).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Most probably inhabitng coral or rocky reefs, similar to other sharpnose puffers (Ref. 138128).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Matsuura, K., 1992. A new sharpnose puffer, Canthigaster punctata (Teleostei: Tetraodontidae) from the Mascaren Submarine Ridge, Western Indian Ocean. Bull. of the National Sci. Mus. Ser. A (Zoology) 18(3):127-130. (Ref. 138128)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Harmless
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.03631 (0.01540 - 0.08559), b=2.88 (2.69 - 3.07), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.1 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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