| Family: | Ostraciidae (Boxfishes) |
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| Order: | Tetraodontiformes (puffers and filefishes) | |||
| Class: | Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) | |||
| In this site name: | Shortnose boxfish | |||
| Max. size: | 30.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2334) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine; depth range 2 – 80 m | |||
| Climate: | tropical; 19°N - 20°S | |||
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Distribution:
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Western Pacific: Sri Lanka (Ref. 1550) and Sumatra to Fiji, north to the Philippines; Palau and Truk in Micronesia. Matsuura 1999, pers. comm. strongly doubts its distribution in the southern GBR (as reported in Lieske & Meyers 1994, Ref. 9710) and does not know of any reliable record of this species from East Africa. | |||
| Morphology: | Dorsal spines (total): 0 - 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 9; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 9. Has a small protuberance above the mouth and a distinctly concave snout profile. | |||
| Biology: | Found around rocky and sandy substrates (Ref. 1602). | |||
| Red List Status: | Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073) | |||
| Dangerous: | venomous | |||
| Coordinator: | Matsuura, Keiichi | |||
