Scientific Name
Tetrosomus concatenatus

Common Name
Triangular boxfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10. Males with blue line and spots that fade rapidly (Ref. 3141).

Classification

Classified By

Bloch, 1785

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Puffers and Filefishes (Tetraodontiformes)

Family

Boxfishes (Ostraciidae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-West Pacific

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to southern Japan and New Caledonia (Ref. 11897).

Range

30°N - 35°S, 19°E - 170°E

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

60 m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 60 m (Ref. 3141)

Trophic Level

3.5 s.e. 0.38 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

True

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

30.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5625 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (17 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Fec assumed to be > 10,000)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated