Darkspot tuskfish
📖 Overview
Adults inhabit flat sandy or weedy areas . Found solitary in rubble, silt or sand bottoms . Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding . A good food fish.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10. Body mostly pale with faint broad dusky bands especially dorsally. A prominent ocellated dark spot present on dorsal fin between last few spines. Body deep at level of dorsal-fin origin (2.3 to 2.6 times in SL). Second prominent anterior canine mostly straight, only slightly curved in large specimens, angled dorsolaterally and sometimes slightly posteriorly.: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Darkspot tuskfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Darkspot tuskfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 40 m . Tropical Central Pacific: northwestern Australia (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Dark-spot tuskfish · Darkspot Tuskfish · One-spot Tusk-fish |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Bodião-dentuço-de-pinta-preta |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 1 records indexed .
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