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Tetraodontidae (Puffers) > Tetraodontinae
Etymology: Carinotetraodon: Latin, carina = keel shaped, shell + Greek, tetra = four + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Louis Charles Émile Lortet (1836–1909) was a French botanist, zoologist, palaeontologist, Egyptologist, anthropologist and physician who qualified in medicine (1861) and in natural sciences (1867). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce benthopelagico; pH range: 6.5 - 7.0; dH range: 3 - 10. Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 13371)
Asia: Indochina, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 12693)
Found in medium to large-sized rivers (Ref. 12975). Occurs in slowly flowing or standing freshwater habitats. Feeds on zooplankton, mollusks, crustaceans and other invertebrates. Popular in aquarium trade. Able to change colors depending on the surroundings. Sexually dimorphic, males and females often described as different species (Ref. 12693).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Lays up to 350 eggs.
Rainboth, W.J., 1996. Fishes of the Cambodian Mekong. FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. FAO, Rome, 265 p. (Ref. 12693)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02570 (0.01199 - 0.05511), b=2.89 (2.71 - 3.07), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.46 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).