Cyprus country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: introduced
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Also Ref. 96314.
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cy.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Katsanevakis, S., K. Tsiamis, G. Ioannou, N. Michailidis and A. Zenetos, 2009
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) > Tetraodontidae (Puffers) > Tetraodontinae
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Ballon à bande argentée, Spotted rough-backed blowfish, Silvercheeked toadfish, ... more

Main reference

Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino. 1984. (Ref. 559)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : Matsuura, Keiichi | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 110 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 559); common length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5450); max. published weight: 7.0 kg (Ref. 4919)

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 18 - 100 m (Ref. 11441)

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred ?

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific (Ref. 4919). Lessepsian migrant to the Mediterranean Sea (Ref. 55043).
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-13; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 8 - 12. Greenish with brown or black spots above; silver band from mouth to caudal fin; belly white; silver blotch in front of eye; pectoral base black (Ref. 4919).

Inhabits offshore reefs (Ref. 9563). Sandy bottom (Ref. 95646). Caught by trammel net (Ref. 96695).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Poisonous to eat (Ref. 559)

Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial

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Check for Aquarium maintenance | Check for Species Fact Sheets | Check for Aquaculture Fact Sheets

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5005 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.7 ±0.4 se; Based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
High to very high vulnerability (71 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)

Lagocephalus sceleratus (Gmelin, 1789)