Deep-water burrfish
📖 Overview
A deepwater species found on the continental shelf. Capable of inflating its body by sucking in air or water and easily gets entangled in nets .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Deep-water burrfish is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Deep-water burrfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Deep-water burrfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Deep-water burrfish is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 40 - 270 m . Temperate West Pacific: temperate Australia, Tasman Sea and New Zealand.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Australian Burrfish · Deepwater Burrfish · Deepwater Porcupine Fish · No Common Name · Small-spined Porcupinefish · porcupinefish |
| 🏳️Catalan | Peix eriçó d'aigües profundes |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Dybvandspindsvinefisk |
| 🇩🇪German | Tiefsee-Igelfisch |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Pesce istrice di profondità |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | スミツキイシガキフグ |
| 🌍MRI | KOPUTOTARA |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Baiacu-de-espinho-de-águas-profundas |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Алломиктер Уитли · Рыба-ёж Уитли |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 1 records indexed .
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