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Aracanidae (Deepwater boxfishes)
Etymology: Kentrocapros: Greek, kentron = sting + Greek, kapros = goat (Ref. 45335); flavimaculatus: Name from Latin 'flavimaculatus', 'flavi' for yellow and 'macula' for spot, referring to the many yellow spots on the body.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
marina bottenlevande; djupintervall 144 - 172 m (Ref. 131241). Subtropical
Southwest Pacific: New Zealand.
Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.4 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 131241)
Short description
Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri
Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 10; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 9. This species is distinguished by the following: lateral sides of the body with many yellow spots; a distinct spine on the middle of each dorsolateral ridge of the carapace; without spines on the lateral and ventrolateral ridges of the carapace; gill opening located below the posterior half of the eye (Ref. 131241).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
Matsuura, K., 2023. A new boxfish of the genus Kentrocapros collected from New Zealand (Acanthopterygii, Tetraodontiformes, Aracanidae). Bull. Nat' Mus.Nat.Sci., Series A 49(4):191-196. (Ref. 131241)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Verktyg
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).