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Ostraciidae (Boxfishes)
Etymology: Tetrosomus: Greek, tetra = four + Greek, soma = body (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Bloch.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 60 m (Ref. 3141). Temperate; 30°N - 35°S, 19°E - 170°E
Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to southern Japan and New Caledonia (Ref. 11897).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3141)
Enters muddy bays or estuaries; usually with large remote sponges (Ref. 48637). Solitary. Also found in seagrass and weed bottoms of coastal reefs (Ref. 90102).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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 Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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