Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 35 - 50 m (Ref. 9806). Tropical
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9806)
Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to Indonesia, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia.
Inhabits rubble substrates in channels between sheltered inner reefs or in deep sandy lagoons around coral patches (Ref. 48637). Generally uncommon species (Ref. 9710) that inhabits coral reefs and flat bottoms in coastal areas. Feeds on benthic invertebrates.
Matsuura, K., 2001. Ostraciidae. Boxfishes. p. 3948-3951. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 6. Bony fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae), estuarine crocodiles. FAO, Rome.
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 90363)
Threat to humans
Venomous
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: potential
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Estimates of some properties based on empirical models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.03553 (-0.12386 - 0.19491), b=2.81 (2.71 - 2.90), based on LWR estimates for this family-BS (Ref.
93245).
Trophic Level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.37 se; Based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Fec assumed to be > 10,000).
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (19 of 100) .
Price category (Ref.
80766):
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