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Common names: Baiacu, Baiacu mirim, Baiacu-areia
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Figueiredo, J.L. and N.A. Menezes, 2000
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in southeastern Brazil, from Espírito Santo south to Santa Catarina (Ref. 57756). Also Ref. 27244, 36453.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Floeter, S.R., J.L. Gasparini, L.A. Rocha, C.E.L. Ferreira, C.A. Rangel and B.M. Feitoza, 2003
National Database:

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> Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) > Tetraodontidae (Puffers) > Tetraodontinae
Etymology: Sphoeroides: Greek, sphaira = ball + Greek, suffix, oides = similar to (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Gilbert.

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

marien; brak water rifbewoner. Tropical

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Western Atlantic: Honduras to Santa Catarina, Brazil (Ref. 57756).

Lengte bij maturiteit / Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: L_m 7.0 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.6 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 124486); common length : 14.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 5217)

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Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 0; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 8; Anale stekels: 0; Anale zachte stralen: 7. Upper two-thirds of head and body with groups of small dark brown spots; whitish ventrally; caudal fin with a dusky bar basally and a 2nd but fainter dark bar in outer middle part of fin (Ref. 13442).

Found over soft bottoms generally with vegetation such as Thalassia testudinum. Prefers turbid water (Ref. 9710). Feeds on marine invertebrates (Ref. 36453). Locally consumed but its visceral organs may be toxic.

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Hoofdreferentie Upload your references | Referenties | Coördinator : Matsuura, Keiichi | Medewerkers

Cervigón, F., R. Cipriani, W. Fischer, L. Garibaldi, M. Hendrickx, A.J. Lemus, R. Márquez, J.M. Poutiers, G. Robaina and B. Rodriguez, 1992. Fichas FAO de identificación de especies para los fines de la pesca. Guía de campo de las especies comerciales marinas y de aquas salobres de la costa septentrional de Sur América. FAO, Rome. 513 p. Preparado con el financiamento de la Comisión de Comunidades Europeas y de NORAD. (Ref. 5217)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)

Niet bedreigd (LC) ; Date assessed: 07 June 2011

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Gevaar voor de mens

Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 31174)

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Visserij: commercieel

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 23.5 - 28.4, mean 27.3 (based on 1083 cells).

Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01950 (0.01594 - 0.02386), b=2.90 (2.86 - 2.94), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).

Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278): 3.5 ±0.37 se; based on food items.

Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179): Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (13 of 100).

Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766): Very high.

Sphoeroides greeleyi Gilbert, 1900