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Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) >
Aracanidae (Deepwater boxfishes)
Etymology: Kentrocapros: Greek, kentron = sting + Greek, kapros = goat (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Smith.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien demersaal; diepte 125 - 250 m (Ref. 10909). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Delagoa Bay (Mozambique), Mascarene Ridge between Mauritius and Seychelles (Ref. 3141). Also known from Saya de Malha Bank, Walters Seamount, and Maldives (Ref. 10909).
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.3 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 10909); 9.1 cm TL (female)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 0; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 10 - 11; Anale stekels: 0; Anale zachte stralen: 10 - 11. Body brownish grey, dark brown spots dorsally and on caudal peduncle; silver band from head, one leading to the caudal base, the other to the pectoral base; fins yellow; dark posterior margin on caudal fin; lips dark brown (Ref. 3141).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturities | Voortplanting | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven
Smith, M.M., 1986. Ostraciidae. p. 890-893. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 3141)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 14.7 - 19.8, mean 17.6 °C (based on 22 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5627 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00906 - 0.04395), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).