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Acanthostracion quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Scrawled cowfish
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Brazil country information

Common names: Baiacu-caixão, Baiacú-chifrudo, Baiacu-de-chifre
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: occasional (usually not seen) | Ref: Feitoza, B.M., R.S. Rosa and L.A. Rocha, 2005
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Reported from AMAPÁ (Ref. 57756) south to Santa Catarina (Ref. 37521). Between 1995 and 2000, at least 4 specimens have been traded as aquarium fish at Fortaleza, Ceará (Ref. 49392). Also Ref. 7251, 57756.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Figueiredo, J.L. and N.A. Menezes, 2000
National Database:

Common names from other countries

分類 / Names 俗名 | 同種異名 | Catalog of Fishes(, ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei > Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) 魨形目 (Puffers and filefishes) > Ostraciidae (Boxfishes) 箱魨科 (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.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range 生態學

海洋 礁區魚類; 深度上下限 1 - 80 m (Ref. 26938), usually 10 - 30 m (Ref. 40849).   亞熱帶的; 43°N - 39°S, 100°W - 26°E

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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.
大西洋: 在熱帶與溫帶水域中.(參考文獻 3696) 西大西洋: 麻薩諸塞州 (美國) ,百慕達群島與墨西哥灣北部到巴西東南方。 記錄來自南非的頂端了。

Length at first maturity / 大小 / 重量 / 年齡

Maturity: Lm 22.2, range 17 - ? cm
Max length : 55.0 cm TL 雄魚/尚未辨別雌雄; (Ref. 6937); common length : 20.0 cm TL 雄魚/尚未辨別雌雄; (Ref. 3696)

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背棘 (總數) : 0; 背的軟條 (總數) : 10; 臀棘: 0; 臀鰭軟條: 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).
在頭部與身體上的深色斑紋; 在頰上的平行的條紋。 成對的突出棘在眼睛前面中伸出意味著母牛觸角。 在胸甲的低後面角落的第二成對的棘.(參考文獻 26938) 身體縱深的, 覆蓋著六角形的真皮板.(參考文獻 37521)

生物學特性     字彙 (例如 epibenthic)

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).

發現於了淺水區向下至大約 80 公尺, 主要在海草床.(參考文獻 3696) 吃固著的無脊椎動物例如被囊類,柳珊瑚與卷曲異輻海葵, 以及緩慢移動的甲殼動物,海綿 (參考文獻 3696) 寄居蟹與海洋的植物。 (參考文獻 13442) 卵生的.(參考文獻 205) 被認為是一個優良的食用魚; 在市場上銷售生鮮地了。 (參考文獻 3696)

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大西洋: 在熱帶與溫帶水域中.(參考文獻 3696) 西大西洋: 麻薩諸塞州 (美國) ,百慕達群島與墨西哥灣北部到巴西東南方。 記錄來自南非的頂端了。

主要參考資料 Upload your references | 參考文獻 | 合作者 : Matsuura, Keiichi | 合作者

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)

IUCN 瀕危狀態 (Ref. 130435)

  無危 (LC) ; Date assessed: 07 June 2011

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

對人類具威脅

  有雪卡魚毒中毒的報導 (Ref. 30303)




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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 22.3 - 28, mean 25.4 (based on 458 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5625   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.03981 (0.02306 - 0.06873), b=2.70 (2.54 - 2.86), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
營養階層 (Ref. 69278):  2.7   ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.
回復力 (Ref. 120179):  高度, 族群倍增時間少於 15個月 (Fec = 112,536).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100).
價格種類 (Ref. 80766):   High.