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> Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) > Tetraodontidae (Puffers) > Tetraodontinae
Etymology: Tetraodon: Greek, tetra = four + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Boulenger.

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

; eau douce; saumâtre démersal. Tropical; 24°C - 26°C (Ref. 2060)

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri

Africa: widely distributed in Lake Tanganyika and the Congo basin.

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 67.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 2829)

Inhabits large rivers and lakes (Ref. 2829). Also occurs in estuaries (Ref. 4967).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur : Matsuura, Keiichi | Collaborateurs

Roberts, T.R., 1986. Tetraodontidae. p. 434-436. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 2829)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

Préoccupation mineure (LC) ; Date assessed: 01 May 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Menace pour l'homme

Poisonous to eat (Ref. 4967)

Utilisations par l'homme

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Tetraodon mbu Boulenger, 1899