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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Temperate

Yellowstriped Boxfish

Kentrocapros flavofasciatus Kamohara, 1938
Max Length
14.6 cm
Max Weight
Lifespan
Trophic Level
3.5
Depth
80–360 m
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Overview information for Yellowstriped Boxfish is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Kentrocapros flavofasciatus
Authority
Kamohara, 1938
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Temperate
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
14.6 cm
Depth Range
80–360 m
Trophic Level
3.5
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Yellowstriped Boxfish is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Yellowstriped Boxfish is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Yellowstriped Boxfish is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Yellowstriped Boxfish is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range 80 - 360 m . Temperate

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.5±0.37

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.01 × L3.04 (TL)
Max TL
14.6cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2019

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.5
Predator
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Kamohara, 1938

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🇬🇧English Yellowstriped Boxfish
🏳️Catalan Peix cofre de línies grogues
🇯🇵Japanese Kisujiitomakifugu · キスジイトマキフグ
🇵🇹Portuguese Peixe-cofre-de-linhas-amarelas

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 4 records indexed .

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