Diodon nicthemerus, Slender-spined porcupine fish

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Diodon nicthemerus Cuvier, 1818

Slender-spined porcupine fish
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Actinopteri (ray-finned fishes) > Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) > Diodontidae (Porcupinefishes (burrfishes))
Etymology: Diodon: Greek, di = two + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).  More on author: Cuvier.

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 70 m (Ref. 9563), usually - m (Ref. ).   Temperate; 0°C -

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Indo-Pacific: Southern Australia from central New South Wales to a similar latitude in Western Australia.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9563)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found commonly in shallow bays. Nocturnal. Occurs in small aggregations.

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Kuiter, R.H., 1993. Coastal fishes of south-eastern Australia. University of Hawaii Press. Honolulu, Hawaii. 437 p. (Ref. 9002)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 124695)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Poisonous to eat





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Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 15.1 - 22.4, mean 17.8 °C (based on 198 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805):  PD50 = 0.5313   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.04786 (0.01967 - 0.11644), b=2.82 (2.61 - 3.03), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.8   ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (29 of 100) .
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 16.2 [5.7, 35.7] mg/100g ; Iron = 0.228 [0.124, 0.438] mg/100g ; Protein = 19.1 [17.0, 21.4] % ; Omega3 = 0.309 [0.145, 0.636] g/100g ; Selenium = 10.2 [4.4, 25.2] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 32.1 [7.7, 129.3] μg/100g ; Zinc = 0.541 [0.330, 0.876] mg/100g (wet weight);