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Tetraodontidae
- Classification -
Tetraodontinae
Tetraodontidae
Tetraodontiformes
Teleostei
Chordata
Animalia
Colomesus
psittacus
(Bloch
&
Schneider
, 1801)
Banded puffer
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Year 2050
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Colomesus psittacus
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French Guiana country information
Common names:
Gro-vant
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
brackish
Abundance:
|
Ref:
Importance:
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Ref:
Aquaculture:
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Ref:
Regulations:
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Ref:
Uses:
no uses
Comments:
May be observed from the surface when it comes up to wharves, jetties or along beaches, to dislodge its molluskan food which grow or adhere to wooden pillars or concrete walls (Ref. 35237).
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/fg.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
Occurrences
Point map
Main Ref:
Cervigón, F., R. Cipriani, W. Fischer, L. Garibaldi, M. Hendrickx, A.J. Lemus, R. Márquez, J.M. Poutiers, G. Robaina and B. Rodriguez, 1992
National Database:
Common names from other countries
Compère à bandes
,
Compère
,
Corrotucho
,
... more
Classification / Names
Common names
|
Synonyms
| Catalog of Fishes(
genus
,
species
) |
ITIS
|
CoL
|
WoRMS
|
Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) >
Tetraodontiformes
(Puffers and filefishes) >
Tetraodontidae
(Puffers) > Tetraodontinae
Etymology:
Colomesus:
Greek, kolos = short, truncated + Greek, mesos = a half (Ref.
45335
)
.
More on authors:
Bloch
&
Schneider
.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; pH range: 7.0 - ? ; dH range: 10 - ?; depth range 1 - 40 m (Ref.
5217
). Tropical; 23°C - 26°C (Ref.
2060
)
Distribution
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