Scientific Name
Kentrocapros rosapinto

Common Name
Basketfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11. Body brownish grey, dark brown spots dorsally and on caudal peduncle; silver band from head, one leading to the caudal base, the other to the pectoral base; fins yellow; dark posterior margin on caudal fin; lips dark brown (Ref. 3141).

Classification

Classified By

Smith, 1949

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Puffers and Filefishes (Tetraodontiformes)

Family

Deepwater boxfishes (Aracanidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Indian Ocean

Distribution

Western Indian Ocean: Delagoa Bay (Mozambique), Mascarene Ridge between Mauritius and Seychelles (Ref. 3141). Also known from Saya de Malha Bank, Walters Seamount, and Maldives (Ref. 10909).

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

125 m

Depth To - meters

250 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 125 - 250 m (Ref. 10909)

Trophic Level

3.26 s.e. 0.51 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

14.3 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5626 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (10 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated