| Family: | Tetraodontidae (Puffers) |
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| Order: | Tetraodontiformes (puffers and filefishes) | |||
| Class: | Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) | |||
| In this site name: | Spiny blaasop | |||
| Max. size: | 12.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4919) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 250 – 435 m | |||
| Climate: | deep-water | |||
| Importance: | ||||
| Resilience: | High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(Preliminary K or Fecundity.) | |||
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Distribution:
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Indo-West Pacific: South Africa to northwestern Australia; northward to South China Sea (Ref. 33352). Southeast Atlantic: southeast coast of South Africa (Ref. 4919). | |||
| Morphology: | Dorsal spines (total): 0 - 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 9; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 6 – 7. Grey with a dark blotch above and behind eye and at base of dorsal fin; rear margin of caudal fin black; black specks on belly (Ref. 4919). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| Red List Status: | Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073) | |||
| Dangerous: | harmless | |||
| Coordinator: | Matsuura, Keiichi | |||
