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Ostraciidae (Boxfishes)
Etymology: Acanthostracion: Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, ostrakon = shell (Ref. 45335); quadricornis: Specific name refers to the 2 pairs of horns ('quadricornis' = 4 horns), in front of the eyes and a second pair at the lower rear corners of the cuirass.
More on author: Linnaeus.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 1 - 80 m (Ref. 26938), usually 10 - 30 m (Ref. 40849). Subtropical; 43°N - 39°S, 100°W - 26°E
Atlantic Ocean: in tropical and temperate waters (Ref. 3696). Western Atlantic: Massachusetts (USA), Bermuda, and northern Gulf of Mexico to southeastern Brazil. Reported from tip of South Africa.
Longitud en la primera madurez / Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm 22.2, range 17 - ? cm
Max length : 55.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 6937); common length : 20.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3696)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 10; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 10. Dark markings on head and body; parallel bands on cheek. Pair of prominent spines projecting from in front of eyes suggests cow horns. Second pair of spines at lower rear corners of cuirass (Ref. 26938). Body deep, covered with hexagonal dermal plates (Ref. 37521).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Found in shallow water down to about 80 m, mainly in seagrass beds (Ref. 3696). Feeds on sessile invertebrates such as tunicates, gorgonians and anemones, as well as on slow-moving crustaceans, sponges (Ref. 3696), hermit crabs and marine plants (Ref. 13442). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Considered an excellent food fish; marketed fresh (Ref. 3696).
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)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 30303)
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial; Acuario: Comercial
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 22.3 - 28, mean 25.4 °C (based on 458 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.04169 (0.02492 - 0.06973), b=2.69 (2.54 - 2.84), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 2.7 ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Fec = 112,536).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 22.3 [9.0, 63.2] mg/100g; Iron = 0.615 [0.308, 1.471] mg/100g; Protein = 18.8 [16.5, 21.0] %; Omega3 = 0.153 [0.077, 0.296] g/100g; Selenium = 24 [10, 55] μg/100g; VitaminA = 18.4 [4.2, 81.7] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.73 [0.46, 1.17] mg/100g (wet weight);
