Lophodiodon calori (Bianconi, 1854) Four-bar porcupinefish |
photo by
Field, R. |
Family: | Diodontidae (Porcupinefishes (burrfishes)) | |||
Max. size: | 30 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range - 100 m | |||
Distribution: | Indo-Pacific. | |||
Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-12; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 10-11. Pelagic specimens with small spots covering body; benthic specimens with 4 dark bars on flanks and a blotch on each pectoral and dorsal fin bases; fins unspotted (Ref. 4423). Description: Characterized by light brown color dorsally and white ventrally; black lips; blackish bar below eye; short spines, most on head and belly two-rooted and erectile, spines on sides and back three-rooted and fixed; caudal peduncle with a pair of prominent spines dorsally (Ref. 90102). | |||
Biology: | Continental shelves to 100 m (Ref. 9680). Also found on sand-rubble bottoms (Ref. 90102). Adults benthic, juveniles pelagic (Ref. 30573). Presumably feeds on hard-shelled invertebrates (Ref. 9680). Not usually marketed (Ref. 9680). Not a common species (Ref. 9680). | |||
IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
Threat to humans: | harmless |