Balistes polylepis, Finescale triggerfish : fisheries

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Balistes polylepis Steindachner, 1876

Finescale triggerfish
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> Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) > Balistidae (Triggerfishes)
Etymology: Balistes: Latin, balista, -ae = crossbowman. In Greek, ballo = to throw (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Steindachner.

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

marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade 3 - 60 m (Ref. 91172). Subtropical; 38°N - 30°S, 180°W - 70°W

Distribuição Países | Áreas FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Point map | Introduções | Faunafri

Eastern Pacific from northern California to Chile and Hawaiian Islands; including the Galapagos Islands.

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 76.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 2850); common length : 50.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 9276)

Descrição breve Morfologia | Morfometria

Body compressed and deep; skin thick, with large, rectilinear, plate-like scales that are easily visible to the naked eye; mouth small; teeth strong and protruding, 8 in each jaw; dorsal fin with 3 spines and 26 to 28 rays; scales behind the gill openings larger than the neighboring scales; snout surrounded by scales (Ref. 55763).

Biologia     Glossário (ex. epibenthic)

Occurs in rocky reefs, boulder strewn slopes and adjacent areas of sand. Adults demersal; young pelagic (Ref. 2850). Feeds on sea urchins, small crustaceans and mollusks (Ref. 5227). Minimum depth 3m (Ref. 116844).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas

Referência principal Upload your references | Referências | Coordenador : Matsuura, Keiichi | Colaboradores

Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. (Ref. 2850)

Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)


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