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Sphoeroides pachygaster (Müller & Troschel, 1848)

Blunthead puffer
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Italy country information

Common names: Pesce palla
Occurrence: introduced
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Golani, D., L. Orsi Relini, E. Massutí and J.-P. Quignard, 2002
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Population well established within the Sicilian Channel (Ref. 10986). Also Ref. 93671.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/it.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ragonese, S., G. Rivas and P. Jereb, 1992
National Database: ICTIMED

Common names from other countries

Classificatie / Names Lokale namen | Synoniemen | Catalog of Fishes(Genus, Soort(en)) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) > Tetraodontidae (Puffers) > Tetraodontinae
Etymology: Sphoeroides: Greek, sphaira = ball + Greek, suffix, oides = similar to (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Müller & Troschel.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologie

marien benthopelagisch; diepte 50 - 480 m (Ref. 33352), usually 50 - 250 m (Ref. 10985).   Subtropical; 61°N - 51°S, 99°E - 149°E

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Circumglobal in tropical and temperate seas.

Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.5 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 26350); common length : 26.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 47377)

Korte beschrijving Morfologie | Morfometrie

Dorsale stekels (totaal): 0; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal): 7-9; Anale stekels 0; Anale zachte stralen: 8 - 9. Body without prickles (Ref. 559). Brownish above, white below; occasionally with dark spots on flanks (Ref. 4919). Tip of or all lower ray of the caudal white.

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (bv. epibenthic)

Inhabit sandy, muddy and rocky bottoms (Ref. 2683). Young are pelagic (Ref. 7251). Feed mainly on squid. In southeast Brazil captured between 50 and 145 m (Ref. 47377).

Levenscyclus en paargedrag Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven

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Schneider, W., 1990. FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the commercial marine resources of the Gulf of Guinea. Prepared and published with the support of the FAO Regional Office for Africa. Rome: FAO. 268 p. (Ref. 2683)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Niet bedreigd (LC) ; Date assessed: 07 June 2011

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Gevaar voor de mens

  Harmless (Ref. 559)




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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 11.9 - 27.5, mean 19.4 (based on 1869 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02692 (0.01729 - 0.04191), b=2.84 (2.71 - 2.97), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278):  4.2   ±0.73 se; based on food items.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179):  Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (39 of 100).
Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766):   Very high.