Lactoria fornasini

Ostraciidae
Thorny-back Boxfish
  • Lactoria fornasini, Adult, Bali, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
    Lactoria fornasini, Adult, Bali, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
  • Lactoria fornasini, Port Stephens, NSW, Photo: Nicola Davis
    Lactoria fornasini, Port Stephens, NSW, Photo: Nicola Davis
  • Lactoria fornasini, Adult, North Solitary Island, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
    Lactoria fornasini, Adult, North Solitary Island, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Distribution
Temperate Africa, Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Coloured green to brown with random blue dots and dashes. Has a pair of forward projecting spines over the eyes, another pair projecting rearward from the rear of the body under the caudal peduncle, and a single spine in the centre of the dorsal surface.
Information
  • Max Size: 23 cm
  • Sea Temperature Range: 15.9-30.9°C
  • Depth: 5-132 m
  • Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef, Soft sediment
Rarity
  • IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
  • Occurrence: Infrequent (1% of sites)
    Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
  • Abundance: Solitary (1 per transect)
    Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
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