Sufflamen fraenatum | University of the Philippines Mindanao FishDive Project

Sufflamen fraenatum (Latreille, 1804)

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Classification

Kingdom » Animalia

Phylum » Chordata

Class » Osteichthyes

Order » Tetraodontiformes

Family » Balistidae

Genus » Sufflamen

Species » fraenatum

Sufflamen fraenatum (Latreille, 1804)
(Masked triggerfish)

Description » Marine; reef-associated; oceanodromous ; depth range 8 - 186 m , usually 18 - ? m . Tropical; 30°N - 32°S

Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 38.0 cm TL male/unsexed; ; common length : 26.0 cm TL male/unsexed;

Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27 - 31; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 24 - 28. Juveniles sand-colored with numerous thin black pinstripes ; adult males with an oblique yellow band from the corner of mouth backward and another under the chin .
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Locality/Distribution » [Governor Generoso, Davao Oriental]

Collectors/Field Observers » MA Fortaleza, JJ Lanutan, MC Jandoc, JA Oño

Species ID by » Maybelle A. Fortaleza

Institution/Project » University of the Philippines Mindanao FishDive Project

Collection Code » [None]

Cite this page as: Nanola CL, MA Fortaleza, JJ Lanutan, and KL Labrador. 2023. Unpublished data on marine fishes of Davao Gulf.

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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed:04 February 2009 (FishBase)

Sample Availability and Preservation » Tissue preserved in 95% ETOH; whole fish specimen fixed in formalin

GenBank Accession Number » N/A

Curated by » Maybelle Fortaleza

Last Updated » Sept. 7, 2023, 4:20 p.m.

Cite this page as: Nanola CL, MA Fortaleza, JJ Lanutan, and KL Labrador. 2023. Unpublished data on marine fishes of Davao Gulf.

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Please contact: Maybelle Fortaleza (University of the Philippines Mindanao) via email: "mafortaleza@up.edu.ph"

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