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Lagocephalus guentheri MirandaRibeiro, 1915

Diamondback puffer
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Australia country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in northwestern Australia.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Randall, J.E., 1995
National Database:

Common names from other countries

贡氏兔头鲀, 貢氏兔頭魨, Baiacu, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) > Tetraodontidae (Puffers) > Tetraodontinae
Etymology: Lagocephalus: Greek, lagos = hare + Greek, kephale = head (Ref. 45335).

Issue
The specific epithet is spelled guntheri in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Jul. 2010: Ref. 84883) that recommends however to change in guentheri, which we follow here.

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

marina bottenlevande.   Subtropical

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf, southern Oman, India, Indonesia, northwestern Australia and the South China Sea. Reported from Japan (Ref. 12484). Southwest Atlantic: Brazil (Ref. 12484).

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 37.4 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 116289); publicerad maxvikt: 495.00 g (Ref. 116289)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 0; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 13 - 14; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 0; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 12 - 13. Caudal fin moderately emarginate.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Usually in shallow waters. Feeds on a variety of marine invertebrates (Ref. 68964).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver

Oviparous (Ref. 205).

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

Randall, J.E., 1995. Coastal fishes of Oman. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 439 p. (Ref. 11441)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 08 June 2011

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 19.9 - 28.3, mean 26.5 (based on 1212 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5005   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01950 (0.01134 - 0.03351), b=2.81 (2.67 - 2.95), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  3.6   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100).