Amblyrhynchotes honckenii

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Amblyrhynchotes honckenii
Amblyrhynchotes honckenii in Two Oceans Aquarium, Cape Town - 2018-07-19 - Andy Mabbett - 04 (cropped).jpg
Amblyrhynchotes honckenii at Two Oceans Aquarium, Cape Town, South Africa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Amblyrhynchotes
Species:
A. honckenii
Binomial name
Amblyrhynchotes honckenii
(Bloch, 1785) [2]
Synonyms [3]
  • Amblyrhynchote honckenii [1]
  • Lagocephalus blochiBonaparte, 1841
  • Sphoeroides honckenii(Bloch, 1785)
  • Tetraodon honckeniiBloch, 1785

Amblyrhynchotes honckenii, known as the evileye pufferfish, evileye puffer or evileye blaasop, is a species of fish on the genus Amblyrhynchotes . [4] It was first described by Marcus Elieser Bloch in 1785. [5]

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Description

Amblyrhynchotes honckenii has a big head that tapers to a narrow tail. It grows up to 25 cm (9.8 in) long. The head is bluntly rounded with high set eyes and a small mouth. The eyes are deep blue or green in colour with a yellow or orange iris. The upper parts of the body range from black to dark brown to dark green in colour and is covered in pale yellow or white blotches, although juveniles tend to be paler than adults. The lower part of the body is white. Some individuals have a yellow line dividing the darker and paler parts of the body. Both parts are covered in small spikes. These are most noticeable when the fish is inflated, particularly on the stomach. [6]

All the fins are fleshy. The pectoral fins are large and pale yellow. The pectoral and caudal fins are also pale yellow. The anal fins are usually white, but they turn yellow in breeding males. [6]

Distribution and habitat

It is native to the Indo-West Pacific, [4] from South Africa to China. [5] It is most common in areas where the sea floor is covered in fine sand, particularly in areas that are near reefs. [6]

Ecology

This species spends much of its time buried in sand with only the head sticking out. When startled, it will typically inflate and hang in the water before suddenly deflating and rapidly swimming away. [6]

Toxicity

Its flesh is poisonous to humans and other animals. [4] It is also poisonous to humans when touched with bare skin. [6]

Conservation

It is classed as being of "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Liu, J.; Liu, M.; Matsuura, K.; Leis, J.L.; Shao, K.-T. & Hardy, G. (2016) [errata version of 2014 assessment]. "Amblyrhynchotes honckenii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014: e.T193747A97660729. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T193747A2270909.en . Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Bloch, M. E.; 1785: D. Marcus Elieser Bloch's, ausübenden Arztes zu Berlin ... Oeconomische Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische Berlin. Parts 1-3: 522pp. BHL
  3. ↑ Bailly, Nicolas (2008). "Amblyrhynchotes honckenii (Bloch, 1785)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "Evileye pufferfish Amblyrhynchotes honckenii". Two Oceans Aquarium . Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  5. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Amblyrhynchotes honckenii" in FishBase . April 2006 version.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Zsilavecz, Guido (2005). Coastal fishes of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay : a divers' identification guide. Cape Town: Southern Underwater Research Group. ISBN   0-620-34230-7. OCLC   70133147.


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