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Ostéichthyen Tétraodontiforme Ostraciidae Lactoria Lactophrys * Ostraciinae Ostracion Tetrosomus |
| 8 espèces |
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| Ostracion | Greek, ostrakon = shell | fishbase |
| Acanthostracion quadricornis | ||
| fishbase / doris / floridamuseum / biodiversiteantilles / biogeodb / reefguide / snorkelstj | Synonymes
Scrawled cowfish / Ostracion quadricornis |
Linnaeus, 1758 / LC / ITIS 173245 |
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| 2016 Playa (Yucatan) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2016 Playa (Yucatan) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2016 Playa (Yucatan) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) |
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1997 ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
juvénile, 2002 by Barry Peters`
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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2009 NOAA Gulf of Mexico
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
Paradise Is. by Josh McCullough
(via fishbase) |
2009 by Florent Charpin
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
| Atlantic Ocean W & E | Poisson coffre-taureau | (sub) tropical |
| body covered with hexagonal dermal plates; 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 | ||
| 10-30m (jsq 80m) / 20-55cm | Oviparous, hermaphrodites successifs protogynes | craintif,mainly in seagrass beds, territoriaux & haremic |
| Acanthostracion quadricornis | ||
| Acanthostracion polygonius | ||
| fishbase / doris / floridamuseum / nomadica / reefguide / reeflifesurvey | Synonymes
Honeycomb cowfish / Coffre nid d'abeille |
Poey, 1876 / LC / ITIS 173246 |
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| 2016 Yucatan ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2016 Yucatan ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2016 Yucatan ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
2005 Belize by Mark Rosenstein
(via INaturalist) |
2013 Cozumel (Mexico) by Neil deMaster
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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| 2005 Bonaire by Jan Derk
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2015 Gulf of Mexico NOAA by Noble Brandi
(via fishbase) |
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| W-Atlantiq | Coffre polygone ou nid d'abeille | (sub)tropical |
| bold pattern of hexagons outlined by narrow dark lines; centers and areas between hexagons pale; purplish blue on sides and ventrally; 2 épines en forme de cornes sur le front; 2 épines dirigées vers l'arrière; | ||
| 3-80m / 25-50cm / 152g | hermaphrodites successifs protogynes, nonguarder, openwater, fécondation externe | uncommon and wary, territorial & haremic |
| Acanthostracion polygonius | ||
| Ostracion cubicus | ||
| fishbase / doris / reef-guardianl / aquaportail / souslesmers / fishesofaustralia | Synonymes
Yellow boxfish / Ostracion argus |
Linnaeus, 1758 / NE / ITIS 173253 |
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| 2016 Oman ©mda (via INaturalist) | juvénile, 2011 Raja Ampat ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2016 Oman ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| 2019 Qseir (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2019 Qseir (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) |
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| 2010 Egypte ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2014 Komodo ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2016 Oman ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| 2012 Lembeh (Sulawesi) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2014 Komodo ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| 2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2016 Oman ©mda (via INaturalist) | |
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| 2009 Bali ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2015 Maldives ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2014 Komodo ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| 1997 Maldives ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
1997 Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) by Richard Field
(via fishbase) |
1996 Red Sea ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
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| ptt juvénile devant mérou,
1999 Farasan Islands (Saudi Arabia) by Richard Field
(via fishbase) |
1999 Saudi Arabia by Richard Field
(via fishbase) |
1997 Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) by Richard Field
(via fishbase) |
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| Guam (Mariana Is.) by David Burdick
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
aquarium (Vienne) by Norbert Potensky
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2006 Bunaken (Sulawesi) by J. Petersen
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| 2012 Ribbon Reef (Au) by Lesley Clements
(via INaturalist) |
2014 Palau by Mark Rosenstein
(via INaturalist) |
2016 Raja Ampat by Mark Rosenstein
(via INaturalist) |
| Indo & Pacifiq & Mer rouge | Poisson coffre jaune | tropical |
| adultes rectangulaires; female jaune moutarde à ocelles blc-bleutés
entourés de noir; mâle avec ocelles bleus cerclés de noir sur fond brun-bleuté;
juveniles cubiq, bright yellow with black spots; the spots decrease proportionately and the bright yellow becomes a dirty mustard with growth; fins translucides | ||
| 1-50m (jsq 280m) / 45cm | sexually dimorphic; dioecism, pelagic spawners at dusk, protogynes, openwater | solitaire, haremic (2-4 females), benthopelagiq, actif |
| Ostracion cubicus | ||
| Ostracion cyanurus | ||
| fishbase / souslesmers / fishipedia / nomadica / oceandocs / monaconature | Synonymes
Bluetail trunkfish / Poisson-coffre bleuet ou à points bleus / Arabian Trunkfish |
Rüppell, 1828 / NE / ITIS 646329 |
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| 2012 Nakari (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) |
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| 2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| 1999 Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) by Richard Field
(via fishbase) |
2010 Persian Gulf (Iran) by Marzieh khajkeramaldini
(via fishbase) |
2010 Persian Gulf (Iran) by Parviz Tavakoli Kolour
(via fishbase) |
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| 2010 Iran (Persian Gulf) by Ramin Ketabi
(via fishbase) |
2018 Hurghada (Egypt) by Lesley Clements
(via INaturalist) |
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| 2004 Sharm el Sheik (Egypt) by Fernando Herranz Martín
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2010 IrPersian Gulf) by Ramin Ketabi
(via fishbase) |
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| 2001 Fahl Island (Gulf of Oman) by Richard Field
(via fishbase) |
mâle, 1997 Red Sea ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
femelle, 2002 Fahl Island (Gulf of Oman) by Richard Field
(via fishbase) |
| W- Indian & Red sea | Poisson cube | tropical |
| rectangulaire, pas d'écailles; mâle: tête, flancs et queue (allongée), bleus à points noirs; dos vert-kaki uni; dorsale translucide; femelle: entièrement jaune à points noirs; juvénile est jaune-verdâtre avec des points noirs et une tache rougeâtre sous l’oeil | ||
| 15 cm (jsq 25cm) | protogynes dioecism, fécondation externe nonguarder | solitaire cherchant svt abris, calme, lent |
| Ostracion cyanurus | ||
| Ostracion meleagris | ||
| fishbase / souslesmers / aquaportail / doris / monaconature / fishipedia / vieoceane / liboupat2 / fishesofaustralia | Synonymes
Whitespotted boxfish / Black boxfish/td> | Shaw, 1796 / NE / ITIS 173252 |
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| 2012 Bunaken (Sulawesi) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2012 Bunaken (Sulawesi) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2019 Maldives ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| 2019 Maldives ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2009 St-Leu (Réunion) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2009 Bali ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| 1996 Honolulu (Hawaii) ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
2012 Bunaken (Sulawesi) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2014 Galapagos by Carmelo López Abad
(via INaturalist) |
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| 2010 Reunion by Philippe Bourjon
(via fishbase) |
juvénile, by Bill Eichenlaub
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
male, 1994 Waikiki (Hawaii) ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
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| 2010 Felicité (Seychelles) by Roberto Pillon
(via fishbase) |
BB, 2010 Reunion by Philippe Bourjon
(via fishbase) |
2010 La Digue (Seychelles) by Roberto Pillon
(via fishbase) |
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| 2010 Bunaken by Bernd
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2019 Morotai (ID) by Rickard Zerpe
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2019 Raja Ampat (ID) by Rickard Zerpe
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| 2016 Bali by Mark Rosenstein
(via INaturalist) |
2017 Bali by Mark Rosenstein
(via INaturalist) |
2018 Bunaken (Sulawesi) by Mark Rosenstein
(via INaturalist) |
| Indo & Pacifiq, no Red Sea | Poisson coffre pintade | tropical |
| femelle noire à pois blcs; mâle bleu à pois jaunes; juvénile: boule noire à pois blcs; | ||
| 1-30m / 25cm | protogyne, dioecism, féconfation externe, nonguarder, dichromatisme sexuel | solitaire, calme, sédentaire |
| Ostracion meleagris | ||
| Ostracion solorensis | ||
| fishbase / reef-guardian / fishipedia / fishesofaustralia | Synonymes
Reticulate boxfish |
Bleeker, 1853 / NE / ITIS 646334 |
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| mâle, 1995 Cebu (Philippines) ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
female, 1997 Maumere (Flores/Indonesia) ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
2009 N-Sulawesi by Jim Greenfield
(via fishbase) |
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| female, 2009 Bunaken (Sulawesi) by Bernard DUPONT
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
female, 2017 Sulawesi by Rickard Zerpe
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2017 Sulawesi by Rickard Zerpe
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| 2017 Romblon (Ph) by Rickard Zerpe
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
male, 2009 Bunaken by Bernard DUPONT
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
Visayas (Ph) by Klaus Stiefel
(via fishesofaustralia) |
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| 2016 Raja Ampat by Mark Rosenstein
(via INaturalist) |
2015 Komodo by Mark Rosenstein
(via INaturalist) |
2014 Timor by Mark Rosenstein
(via INaturalist) |
| E-Indian W-Pacifiq | Poisson coffre réticulé | tropical |
| femelle bicolore (jaune à marbrures noires); mâle bleu avec des ocelles sur les flancs, dos marbré et une triple ligne (sombre, bleu clair, sombre) séparant le dos des flancs et la tête | ||
| <20m / 12cm | sexually dimorphic, hermaphrodite protogyne | Solitary or in pairs, uncommon |
| Ostracion solorensis | ||
MàJ 13/03/2023
