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Balistidae (Triggerfishes)
Etymology: Canthidermis: Greek, kanthos = the outer or inner corner of the eye, where the lids meet, 1646 + Greek, derma = skin (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Francis Willughby (sometimes spelled Willoughby) (1635–1672) was a British ichthyologist and ornithologist, described as “…the first who with the practised eye of an ichthyologist examined the Charrs of England and Wales.” [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Lay & Bennett.
Issue
Status of nominal species remains uncertain (Ref. 124289:141).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina. Tropical; - 12°S
Eastern Central Pacific.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.1 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 44024)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Raggi anali molli: 21 - 22.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Matsunuma, M., S. Ikeguchi and Y. Kai, 2020. First specimen-based records of Canthidermis macrolepis (Tetraodontiformes: Balistidae) from the Pacific Ocean and comparisons with C. maculata. Species Diversity 25:135-144. (Ref. 124289)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Strumenti
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02692 (0.01267 - 0.05719), b=2.92 (2.74 - 3.10), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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