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Tetraodontidae (Puffers) > Tetraodontinae
Etymology: Contusus: Latin, contusus, contundo = to crush.
Eponymy: Dr Claude Antoine Gaspard Riche (1762–1797) was one of the naturalists attached to the expedition of General Bruni d’Entrecasteaux which went in search of the lost ships of. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien demersaal; diepte 1 - 50 m (Ref. 9563). Temperate
Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia. Southwest Pacific: New Zealand (Ref. 5755).
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.4 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 2156); max. gerapporteerde leeftijd: 7 Jaren (Ref. 31614)
Found in coastal waters (Ref. 9563).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Scott, T.D., C.J.M. Glover and R.V. Southcott, 1974. The marine and freshwater fishes of South Australia. A.B. James, Government Printer, South Australia. 2nd ed. 392 p. (Ref. 2156)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: commercieel; Aquarium: Commercieel
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 14.4 - 23, mean 17.6 °C (based on 162 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [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).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Generation time: 4.5 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 2
growth studies.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (K=0.25-0.33).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (37 of 100).