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Balistidae (Triggerfishes)
Etymology: Abalistes: Greek, a = without + Greek, ballo = to throw (Ref. 45335); filamentosus: Named for the filamentous rays in its caudal fin..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin; profondeur 61 - 180 m (Ref. 54835). Subtropical
Indo-West Pacific: Ryukyu Islands to the Northwest Shelf of Australia, and the Timor Sea.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 32.5 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 54835); 24.3 cm SL (female); poids max. publié: 1.4 kg (Ref. 85123)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 3; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 25 - 27; Rayons mous anaux: 22 - 25. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D III,25-27; A 22-25; pectoral rays 14-15 (usually 14); body scale rows 33-39; head scale rows 25-32; upper and lower rays of the caudal fin are greatly produced in filaments; cheek with 3 or 4 longitudinal grooves. Colouration: proximal part of spinous dorsal fin is dark brown; body without yellow/pale blue spots or yellow reticulations; ground color of body is dark brown dorsally, mottled with irregular pale markings, then becoming white ventrally; cheek is brown with greenish tinge (Ref. 54835).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
Matsuura, K. and T. Yoshino, 2004. A new triggerfish of the genus Abalistes (Tetraodontiformes: Balistidae) from the Western Pacific. Rec. Aust. Mus. 56:189-194. (Ref. 54835)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 18.8 - 26.9, mean 23.9 °C (based on 268 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02570 (0.01232 - 0.05364), b=2.94 (2.77 - 3.11), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100).