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Teleostei (teleosts) > Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) > Tetraodontidae (Puffers) > Canthigasterinae
Etymology: Canthigaster: Greek, kanthos = the outer or inner corner of the eye, where the lids meet, 1646 + Greek, gaster = stomach (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Rüppell.

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 10 m (Ref. 100374). Tropical

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Western Indian Ocean: restricted to the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 31.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8883)

Common in tide pools near reefs and in shallow reef areas. Skin near dorsal and ventral ridge can be inflated, e.g. during territorial display among males (Ref. 557).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Oviparous (Ref. 205).

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Randall, J.E., 1986. Red Sea reef fishes. London, Immel Publishing. 192 p. (Ref. 8883)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)

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

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 24.7 - 29.2, mean 27.8 °C (based on 1297 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.03631 (0.01561 - 0.08443), b=2.88 (2.69 - 3.07), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (21 of 100).

Nutrients (Ref. 124155): Calcium = 57.6 [24.9, 128.3] mg/100g ; Iron = 0.725 [0.371, 1.453] mg/100g ; Protein = 18.8 [16.5, 21.0] % ; Omega3 = 0.125 [0.059, 0.243] g/100g ; Selenium = 25 [14, 52] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 72.3 [27.5, 190.5] μg/100g ; Zinc = 1.4 [1.0, 2.0] mg/100g (wet weight);

Canthigaster margaritata (Rüppell, 1829)