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Balistidae (Triggerfishes)
Etymology: Canthidermis: Greek, kanthos = the outer or inner corner of the eye, where the lids meet, 1646 + Greek, derma = skin (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Bloch.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 1 - 110 m (Ref. 9710). Subtropical; 46°N - 18°S
Circumglobal in warm and tropical seas (not in the Mediterranean).
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 9276); common length : 35.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 55763)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 3; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 23 - 25; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 20 - 22. Head, body and fins of adults dark; body with elongated white spots that may disappear with growth (Ref. 4420).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Found in shallow coastal and offshore waters (Ref. 9276, 11230). Epipelagic nearly all throughout life, often associated with drifting objects (Ref. 1602, 44187). May occur on deep rocky slopes (Ref. 7251). Feeds on zooplanktons (Ref. 89972). Appear to school in large numbers based on catches from set nets (Ref. 637). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Marketed fresh (Ref. 9770).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Distinct pairing (Ref. 205).
Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 30911)
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: comercial; pesca deportiva: si
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 23 - 29, mean 27.7 °C (based on 2250 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02399 (0.01377 - 0.04179), b=2.87 (2.72 - 3.02), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.5 ±0.45 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 19.1 [7.1, 65.2] mg/100g; Iron = 0.52 [0.26, 1.25] mg/100g; Protein = 19.1 [17.0, 21.3] %; Omega3 = 0.177 [0.095, 0.338] g/100g; Selenium = 20.9 [9.2, 45.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 28.6 [7.3, 120.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.609 [0.392, 0.961] mg/100g (wet weight);
