Arothron caeruleopunctatus, Blue-spotted puffer : fisheries, aquarium

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Arothron caeruleopunctatus Matsuura, 1994

Blue-spotted puffer
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> Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) > Tetraodontidae (Puffers) > Tetraodontinae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

marina revassocierade; djupintervall 2 - 50 m (Ref. 37816). Tropical

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Indo-West Pacific: Reunion and Maldives, eastward through Indonesia and Papua New Guinea to the Coral Sea, and northward to Japan.

Size / Vikt / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 80.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 9184)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 11 - 12; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 10 - 12.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Found primarily in coral reefs. Also occurs in temperate waters. Solitary (Ref. 90102).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

Oviparous (Ref. 205).

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator : Matsuura, Keiichi | Medarbetare

Matsuura, K., 1994. Arothron caeruleopunctatus, a new puffer from the Indo-western Pacific. Jap. J. Ichthyol. 41(1):29-33. (Ref. 9184)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 07 June 2011

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Poisonous to eat





Human uses

Fiskeri: kommersiell; Akvarium: Kommersiell
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 24.6 - 29, mean 27.8 °C (based on 710 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.03715 (0.01590 - 0.08679), b=2.87 (2.70 - 3.04), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate to high vulnerability (52 of 100). 🛈
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 24.7 [10.0, 60.2] mg/100g; Iron = 0.49 [0.25, 1.07] mg/100g; Protein = 18.5 [16.3, 20.7] %; Omega3 = 0.0983 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 43.4 [21.7, 92.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 34.9 [9.9, 122.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.804 [0.547, 1.201] mg/100g (wet weight);