Taxonomic Remarks
The species Torquigener marleyi (Fowler, 1929) is considered as valid in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. May 2011: Ref. 86870) following Heemstra & Heemstra (2004: Ref. 58304). The species page will be created.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / gama de distribuição
Ecologia
marinhas; estuarina associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade 0 - 400 m (Ref. 4919). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: South Africa to China. Marshall Islands in Micronesia (Ref. 1602).
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 4919)
Descrição breve
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 0; Raios dorsais moles (total) : 9 - 10; Espinhos anais: 0; Raios anais moles: 8. Blackish brown with yellowish white spots above, sides yellow, white below; dorsal, pectoral and caudal fins dusky with a yellow tinge; males with white anal fins, yellow in breeding females (Ref. 4919).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Common in tide pools, estuaries, and in the sea to depths of 400 m. Very poisonous, not touched by fishes and sea birds. Hands should be washed after handling this fish.
Ciclo de vida e comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
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)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para o homem
Poisonous to eat (Ref. 4919)
Utilização humana
Pescarias: sem interesse
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
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Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Temperatura preferida (Ref.
123201): 13.7 - 27.7, mean 22.4 °C (based on 874 cells).
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.03388 (0.01842 - 0.06232), b=2.92 (2.77 - 3.07), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (20 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 42.2 [17.6, 116.7] mg/100g; Iron = 0.625 [0.324, 1.457] mg/100g; Protein = 18.5 [16.2, 20.7] %; Omega3 = 0.157 [0.078, 0.314] g/100g; Selenium = 52 [24, 113] μg/100g; VitaminA = 43.8 [10.3, 183.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.17 [0.75, 1.78] mg/100g (wet weight);