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Diodontidae (Porcupinefishes (burrfishes))
Etymology: Chilomycterus: Greek, cheilos = lip + Greek, mykter, -eros = nose (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Linnaeus.
Issue
Also assigned to Cyclichthys spinosus (Linnaeus, 1758) by Figueiredo and Menezes (Ref. 36453).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range
Ecologia
marino; salmastro demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 70 - 190 m (Ref. 36453). Subtropical
Southwest Atlantic: Venezuela to Argentina, including Trinidad.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 28.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 94907); peso massimo pubblicato: 12.21 g (Ref. 118626)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 0; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 10 - 12; Spine anali: 0; Raggi anali molli: 10 - 11.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Minimum depth from Ref. 126840.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Figueiredo, J.L. and N.A. Menezes, 2000. Manual de peixes marinhos do sudeste do Brasil. VI.Teleostei (5). Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo. Brazil. 116 p. (Ref. 36453)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Strumenti
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.05888 (0.03395 - 0.10212), b=2.72 (2.57 - 2.87), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.6 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Generation time: 3.3 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (18 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 80.2 [31.7, 243.5] mg/100g; Iron = 1.12 [0.48, 2.58] mg/100g; Protein = 18.5 [16.3, 20.7] %; Omega3 = 0.376 [0.181, 0.768] g/100g; Selenium = 28.6 [13.3, 63.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 9.91 [3.03, 34.35] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.765 [0.522, 1.190] mg/100g (wet weight);