Smooth trunkfish (Rhinesomus triqueter)

Scientific name: Rhinesomus triqueter Linnaeus, 1758

The Smooth trunkfish (Rhinesomus triqueter) is a marine fish of the family Ostraciidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Canada and Massachusetts, USA to Brazil, including Bermuda, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean.

Biology

Carapace and caudal peduncle blackish with numerous small white spots; lips and bases of fins blackish; terminal edge of caudal fin narrowly white with a blackish submarginal band.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Rhinesomus triqueter
Family
Ostraciidae (Boxfishes)
Order
Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and Filefishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
47.0
Common length
20.0
Depth range
50 m (164 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 50 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Canada and Massachusetts, USA to Brazil, including Bermuda, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Reports of ciguatera poisoning
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Fec assumed to be > 10,000)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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