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> Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) > Ostraciidae (Boxfishes)
Etymology: Ostracion: Greek, ostrakon = shell (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Temminck & Schlegel.

Issue
Similar species: Ostracion cubicum.

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

marin démersal. Temperate

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri

Northwest Pacific: Japan.

Closely related to Ostracion cubicum from Indo-Pacific.

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 559)

Description synthétique Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie

Juveniles are bright yellow, with small black dots and pale blue dots. The black dots disappear as the fish grows, the pale blue dots enlarge. Adults are yellow and blue, having pale blue spots on each plate.

Occurs near shore (incl. semi-enclosed sea areas) on rock bottoms (Ref. 11230).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves

Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur : Matsuura, Keiichi | Collaborateurs

Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

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Ostracion immaculatum Temminck & Schlegel, 1850