Reticulated Blow Fish

Arothron reticularis és una espècie de peix de la família dels tetraodòntids i de l'ordre dels tetraodontiformes.

Morfologia

• Els mascles poden assolir 45 cm de longitud total.^[4][5]

Alimentació

Menja coralls, mol·luscs i d'altres invertebrats.^[4]

Hàbitat

És un peix de clima tropical i associat als esculls de corall que viu entre 1-25 m de fondària.^[4][6]

Distribució geogràfica

Es troba a l'Índic i el Pacífic occidental.^{[4][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][6][5][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]}

Observacions

És inofensiu per als humans.^[4]

Referències

Bibliografia

• Anònim, 2001. Base de dades de la col·lecció de peixos del National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian Institution). Smithsonian Institution - Division of Fishes.
• Anònim, 2002. Base de dades de la col·lecció de peixos del American Museum of Natural History. American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West, NY 10024-5192, Estats Units.
• Eschmeyer, William N.: Genera of Recent Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco, Califòrnia, Estats Units. iii + 697. ISBN 0-940228-23-8 (1990).
• Eschmeyer, William N., ed. 1998. Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, núm. 1, vol. 1-3. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco, Califòrnia, Estats Units. ISBN 0-940228-47-5.
• Helfman, G., B. Collette i D. Facey: The diversity of fishes. Blackwell Science, Malden, Massachusetts (Estats Units), 1997.
• Moyle, P. i J. Cech.: Fishes: An Introduction to Ichthyology, 4a edició, Upper Saddle River, Nova Jersey, Estats Units: Prentice-Hall. Any 2000.
• Nelson, J.S. 2006: Fishes of the world. Quarta edició. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Hoboken, Nova Jersey, Estats Units. 601 p.
• Wheeler, A.: The World Encyclopedia of Fishes, 2a edició, Londres: Macdonald. Any 1985.

Enllaços externs

• AQUATAB
• World Register of Marine Species (anglès)

Arothron reticularis, variously known as the reticulated pufferfish, reticulated blowfish or reticulated toadfish,^[3] is a ray-finned fish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is native to the tropical and sub-tropical Indo-Pacific region where its habitats include sandy and muddy seabeds, coral reefs, estuaries and mangrove areas.

Description

The reticulated pufferfish grows to a length of about 425 mm (17 in). The body is oblong and of flabby texture and is covered in short spines. The area between the eyes is broad and flat and the nostrils bear a small, solid branched tentacle. The lateral line is indistinct and bends sharply above the anal fin. Both dorsal and anal fins are rounded and have one or two spines and eight or nine soft rays. The body colour is brown or deep grey, with whitish rounded spots on the dorsal surface, giving a net-like appearance. About nine bands of colour, alternately dark and pale, start near the snout and bend round below the eye, the mouth and the pectoral fin base. There is a large blackish blotch on the gill flap and on the base of the pectoral fin. The tail-fin is spotted and the other fins are translucent yellowish-brown.^[3][4][5]

Distribution and habitat

Arothron reticularis is found in the tropical western Indo-Pacific, its range extending from the east coast of India to southern Japan, south to Australia and east to Samoa. It occurs in the sea and in estuaries and brackish water at depths down to about 20 m (66 ft). Suitable habitats include coral reefs near to areas with sand and seaweed, sandy areas, seagrass meadows, and mangrove areas.^[1] Juvenile fish are often found among mangroves and sometimes enter the lower parts of streams.^[6]

Behaviour

Pufferfish are slow moving fish. They defend themselves by swallowing and filling the stomach with water, thus inflating themselves to intimidating proportions. When the fish is inflated, the spines project; the fish also produces and builds up toxic substances in its skin, gonads and liver, including tetrodotoxin and saxitoxin.^[1][7] During the day, this fish is sometimes found lying on the muddy seabed.^[6]

Status

The reticulated pufferfish is common in many parts of its range. Although it is collected to a certain extent for the aquarium trade, it is not thought that this significantly affects populations; however, the coral reefs, seagrass beds and mangrove swamps where it lives are being degraded, which may impact populations in the future. Some of its range is within marine conservation areas and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its status as being of "least concern".^[1]

References

Arothron reticularis es una especie de peces de la familia Tetraodontidae en el orden de los Tetraodontiformes.

Morfología

Los machos pueden llegar alcanzar los 45 cm de longitud total.^[1]​^[2]​

Alimentación

Come corales, moluscos y otros invertebrados

Hábitat

Es un pez de mar de clima tropical y asociado a los arrecifes de coral que vive entre 1-25 m de profundidad.

Distribución geográfica

Se encuentra en el Índico y el Pacífico occidental.

Referencias

Bibliografía

• Eschmeyer, William N., ed. 1998. Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, núm. 1, vol. 1-3. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco, California, Estados Unidos. 2905. ISBN 0-940228-47-5.
• Fenner, Robert M.: The Conscientious Marine Aquarist. Neptune City, Nueva Jersey, Estados Unidos : T.F.H. Publications, 2001.
• Helfman, G., B. Collette y D. Facey: The diversity of fishes. Blackwell Science, Malden, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos , 1997.
• Moyle, P. y J. Cech.: Fishes: An Introduction to Ichthyology, 4a. edición, Upper Saddle River, Nueva Jersey, Estados Unidos: Prentice-Hall. Año 2000.
• Nelson, J.: Fishes of the World, 3a. edición. Nueva York, Estados Unidos: John Wiley and Sons. Año 1994.
• Wheeler, A.: The World Encyclopedia of Fishes, 2a. edición, Londres: Macdonald. Año 1985.

Arothron reticularis Arothron generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Tetraodontidae familian sailkatzen da.

Banaketa

Erreferentziak

• FishBase.org

Ikus, gainera

• Arothron
• Tetraodontidae

Verkkopallokala (Arothron reticularis) on pallokalalaji, jota näkee joskus suurissa meriakvaarioissa.

Koko ja ulkonäkö

Verkkopallokala kasvaa 45 cm pitkäksi. Sen vartalossa on tummanharmaalla pohjalla vaaleanharmaa verkkokuvio.^[2]

Alkuperä

Verkkopallokala on peräisin Indopasifiselta merialueelta.^[2]

Vesiolot ja ravinto

Verkkopallokala syö koralleja, nilviäisiä ja muita selkärangattomia.^[2] Sopiva lämpötila on 25-28 astetta.^[3]

Lähteet

Aiheesta muualla

• Puffer Forum (myös kuvia)
• Aquatic community

Arothron reticularis is een straalvinnige vissensoort uit de familie van kogelvissen (Tetraodontidae).^[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1801 door Bloch & Schneider.

网纹叉鼻鲀（学名：Arothron reticularis）为輻鰭魚綱魨形目四齒魨亞目四齒鲀科叉鼻鲀属的鱼类。分布于印度洋北部沿岸的印度、斯里兰卡、东至太平洋的斐济群岛以及台湾海峡等，属于热带底层鱼类，棲息深度1-25公尺，體長可達45公分，棲息在沿岸沙泥底質、海草生長的水域、河口區，以珊瑚、軟體動物等為食。该物种的模式产地在马拉巴。^[1]

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