Classification / Names
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Issue
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.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino; salmastro associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 400 m (Ref. 4919). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: South Africa to China. Marshall Islands in Micronesia (Ref. 1602).
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 4919)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 0; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 9 - 10; Spine anali: 0; Raggi anali molli: 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).
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.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Poisonous to eat (Ref. 4919)
Human uses
Pesca: di nessun interesse
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 13.7 - 27.7, mean 22.4 °C (based on 874 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.03311 (0.01801 - 0.06090), b=2.92 (2.77 - 3.07), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (20 of 100).
Nutrients (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);
