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Tetrosomus concatenatus

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Species of fish

Tetrosomus concatenatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Ostraciidae
Genus: Tetrosomus
Species: T. concatenatus
Binomial name
Tetrosomus concatenatus
(Bloch, 1785)

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

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. 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 assigned to Tetrosomus reipublicae. The 5th edition of Fishes of the World classifies the genus Tetrosomus within the family Ostraciidae in the suborder Ostracioidea within the order Tetraodontiformes.

Etymology

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.

Description

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.

Distribution and habitat

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.

References

  1. 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.
  2. Mark McGrouther (18 January 2019). "Smallspine Turretfish, Tetrosomus reipublicae (Whitley, 1930)". Australiam Museum. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  3. Bray, D.J. (2021). "Tetrosomus reipublicae". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  4. 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.
  5. Christopher Scharpf (21 August 2024). "Order TETRAODONTIFORMES: Families MOLIDAE, BALISTIDAE, MONACANTHIDAE, ARACANIDAE and OSTRACIIDAE". Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  6. ^ 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.
Taxon identifiers
Tetrosomus concatenatus
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