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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
Ecologia
marinhas demersal; intervalo de profundidade 1 - 50 m (Ref. 9563). Temperate
Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia. Southwest Pacific: New Zealand (Ref. 5755).
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.4 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 2156); Idade máx. registada: 7 anos (Ref. 31614)
Found in coastal waters (Ref. 9563).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
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)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Pescarias: espécies comerciais; Aquário: Espécies comerciais
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 14.4 - 23, mean 17.6 °C (based on 162 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (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).
Nível Trófico (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.
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Médio, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 1,4 - 4,4 anos (K=0.25-0.33).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (37 of 100).