Tetrosomus concatenatus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Ostraciidae |
| Genus: | Tetrosomus |
| Species: | T. concatenatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Tetrosomus concatenatus (Bloch, 1785)
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The triangular boxfish (Tetrosomus concatenatus) is a species of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Ostraciidae, the boxfishes. The fishes in this genus are known as turretfishes and they are found in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans.
Taxonomy
[edit]Tetrosomus concatenatus was first formally described as Ostracion concatenatus in 1785 by the german physician and naturalist Marcus Elieser Bloch with its type locality given as the Antilles.[1] Although this species is accepted as valid by most authorities, there is some doubt as to its taxonomic validity and, some authorities, regard this taxon as a synonym of Lactophrys triqueter of the Western Atlantic. These authorities argue that specimens from the Indo-Pacific be asssigned to Tetrosomus reipublicae.[2][3] The 5th edition of Fishes of the World classifies the genus Tetrosomus within the family Ostraciidae in the suborder Ostracioidea within the order Tetraodontiformes.[4]
Etymology
[edit]Tetrosomus concatenatus is a member of the genus Tetrosomus, this name being is a combination of tetra, meaning "four", and somus, which means "body", a reference to the quadrangular shape of the body of this fish. The specific name concatenatus means "linked together" or "chained", an allusion to the chain like markings on its body.[5]
Description
[edit]Tetrosomus concatenatus has a maximum published total length of 30 cm (12 in). It has 9 soft rays in both its dorsal and anal fins. Males have blue spiots and a blue line that rapidly fade on capture.[6]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]This species is found in the Indo-West Pacific oceans. It ranges from East Africa to southern Japan and New Caledonia. This is a solitary species found in bays and estuaries with large isolted sponges, as well as in sea grass and seaweed beds in cosatal waters.[6]
References
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- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Tetrosomus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ Mark McGrouther (18 January 2019). "Smallspine Turretfish, Tetrosomus reipublicae (Whitley, 1930)". Australiam Museum. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ Bray, D.J. (2021). "Tetrosomus reipublicae". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ Nelson, J.S.; Grande, T.C.; Wilson, M.V.H. (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. pp. 518–526. doi:10.1002/9781119174844. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6. LCCN 2015037522. OCLC 951899884. OL 25909650M.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf (21 August 2024). "Order TETRAODONTIFORMES: Families MOLIDAE, BALISTIDAE, MONACANTHIDAE, ARACANIDAE and OSTRACIIDAE". Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Tetrosomus concatenatus". FishBase. June 2024 version.
- Smith, M.M., 1986. Ostraciidae. p. 890-893. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.