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Australian Faunal Directory FishBase Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from Australian Faunal Directory    Top | See original &pull 20q v5.145 20180528: Error 301 Moved Permanently http://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/f6e0d6c9-80fe-4355-bbe9-d94b426ab52e/ Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Ostracion&speciesname=cubicus ---> http://52.67.158.155/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Ostracion&speciesname=cubicus http://52.67.158.155/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Ostracion&speciesname=cubicus ---> https://fishbase.net.br/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Ostracion&speciesname=cubicus https://fishbase.net.br/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Ostracion&speciesname=cubicus ---> https://fishbase.net.br/summary/Ostracion-cubicus.html You can sponsor this page Common name (e.g. trout) contains begins with begins with ends with is Genus + Species (e.g. Gadus morhua) About this page More Info Plus d'info Mais info Languages Arabic Bahasa/Malay Bangla Chinese(Si) Chinese(Tr) Deutsch English Español Farsi Français Greek Hindi Italiano Japanese Lao Nederlands Português(Br) Português(Pt) Russian Swedish Thai Vietnamese User feedbacks Comments &   Corrections Fish Forum Guest Book Facebook Citation Uploads Attach website Upload photo Upload video Upload   references Fish Watcher Related species Species in    Ostracion Species in    Ostraciidae - Classification - Ostraciidae Tetraodontiformes Teleostei Chordata Animalia Ostracion cubicum Linnaeus , 1758 Yellow boxfish Upload your photos  and  videos Pictures | Videos | Stamps, Coins Misc. | Google image Ostracion cubicum Picture by Randall, J.E. Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Teleostei (teleosts) > Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) > Ostraciidae (Boxfishes) Etymology: Ostracion: Greek, ostrakon = shell (Ref. 45335 ) . More on author: Linnaeus . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 280 m (Ref. 50734 ), usually 1 - 50 m (Ref. 9806 ). Tropical; 30°N - 32°S Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri Indo-Pacific: Persian Gulf (Ref.80050), Red Sea and East Africa (Ref. 3141 ) to the Hawaiian and Tuamoto islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Lord Howe Island. The Red Sea population differs slightly in coloration and has been known as Ostracion argus . Closely related to Ostracion immaculatum from southern Japan. Southeast Atlantic: south coast of South Africa (Ref. 3141 ). Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm Max length : 45.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9806 ) Short description Morphology | Morphometrics Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal spines : 0; Anal soft rays : 9. Caudal fin rays 10. Juveniles bright yellow with black spots; the spots decrease proportionately and the bright yellow becomes a dirty mustard with growth; large adults become bluish with yellowish seams between the plates. Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Inhabit lagoon and semi-sheltered seaward reefs. Juveniles often among Acropora corals (Ref. 9710 ). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302 ). Solitary (Ref. 5503 ). Juveniles expatriating to subtropical zone from the pelagic larval stage. Small juveniles secretive in narrow crevices (Ref. 48637 ). Feed primarily on algae with a compliment of microorganisms, invertebrates, mollusks, sponges (Ref. 5503 ), sand dwelling polychaetes, crustaceans, foraminiferans, and fishes (Ref. 37816 ). Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae Occurs in harems consisting of single males and 2-4 females (Ref. 37175 ). Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Matsuura, Keiichi | Collaborators Myers, R.F. , 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )     Not Evaluated   CITES Not Evaluated CMS (Ref. 116361 ) Not Evaluated Threat to humans   Harmless Human uses Fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial FAO - Publication: search | FishSource | More information Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Stocks Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Spawning aggregation Fecundity Eggs Egg development Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment Abundance BRUVS References Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Electrophoreses Heritability Diseases Processing Nutrients Mass conversion Collaborators Pictures Stamps, Coins Misc. 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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804 ):  PD 50 = 0.5039   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. Bayesian length-weight: a=0.05370 (0.03269 - 0.08823), b=2.76 (2.61 - 2.91), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  3.4   ±0.48 se; based on food items. Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Fec assumed to be > 10,000). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Low to moderate vulnerability (35 of 100). Price category (Ref. 80766 ):   High . Nutrients (Ref. 124155 ):  Calcium = 33.1 [14.1, 82.4] mg/100g; Iron = 0.564 [0.295, 1.271] mg/100g; Protein = 18.3 [16.1, 20.5] %; Omega3 = 0.129 [0.065, 0.249] g/100g; Selenium = 54.8 [27.5, 115.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 40.7 [11.0, 155.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.908 [0.606, 1.357] mg/100g (wet weight); Comments & Corrections Back to Search Random Species Back to Top Accessed through: Not available FishBase mirror site : Laguna, Philippines Page last modified by : mrius-barile Updated: 2024-04-24 20:13:47 gmt FishBase | Search | All Living Things | Top © Designed by The Polistes Corporation