MBI Species Classification Request

General

Name:

Matt Pedersen ( mpedersen )

Status:

Completed

Date:

12/05/2012

Classification Type:

New

Challenge

Species:

Arothron nigropunctatus

Suggested Class:

Common Name(s):

Dogface Pufferfish, Blackspotted Puffer

Species Synonyms:

Fish/Invert/Culture:

Spawn Mode:

Demersal

Fish Base Link:

http://fishbase.org/summary/Arothron-nigropunctatus.html

Breeding Success:

True

Success References:

Rhyne reports a success by Maritech, but this is not confirmed at this time.

Journal:

If Challenging Existing Classification
Reasons Species Should be Reclassified:

If Requesting New Classification
Research or Links to information on Species:	http://www.marinebreeder.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=957&start=0 - Dr. Andy Rhyne writes "Maritech reared the yellow/black dogface in 2001 or so. I'll get the information about spawning and larval rearing. I think I can get photos of the early larvae. I think they got 50 or so through. Lost most of them after metamorphosis. I'll check up and confirm. They are very similar to triggerfish. There has been a lot of work done on a few marine species, small eggs, benthic spawners 700um eggs or so. Some species will eat a rotifer at first feeding. My impression of the dogface that maritech was working on was that the larvae were very small but rubost, between a filefish and a triggerfish larvae."

If Requesting New Classification

Research or Links to information on Species:

http://www.marinebreeder.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=957&start=0 - Dr. Andy Rhyne writes "Maritech reared the yellow/black dogface in 2001 or so. I'll get the information about spawning and larval rearing. I think I can get photos of the early larvae. I think they got 50 or so through. Lost most of them after metamorphosis. I'll check up and confirm.

They are very similar to triggerfish. There has been a lot of work done on a few marine species, small eggs, benthic spawners 700um eggs or so. Some species will eat a rotifer at first feeding. My impression of the dogface that maritech was working on was that the larvae were very small but rubost, between a filefish and a triggerfish larvae."

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