Overview

Comprehensive Description

Biology

Occurs near shore (incl. semi-enclosed sea areas) on rock bottoms (Ref. 11230).
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Distribution

Northwest Pacific: Japan. Closely related to Ostracion cubicus from Indo-Pacific.
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Physical Description

Size

Maximum size: 250 mm SL
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Max. size

25.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 559))
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Ecology

Habitat

Environment

demersal; marine
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Molecular Biology and Genetics

Molecular Biology

Barcode data: Ostracion immaculatus

The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species. 

 
There are 3 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank.  Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species.  See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
 
GBGC4917-08|NC_009865|Ostracion immaculatus| ACACGTTGATTCTTCTCGACCAATCACAAAGATATCGGCACCCTTTATTTAGTATTTGGTGCTTGAGCCGGTATAGTGGGAACGGCCCTA---AGCCTACTTATCCGAGCAGAACTAAGCCAACCAGGCGCTCTTCTTGGGGAT---GATCAGATTTATAATGTAATCGTAACAGCACATGCATTTGTAATAATTTTCTTTATAGTAATGCCAATTATAATTGGAGGTTTTGGAAACTGATTAGTACCTTTAATA---ATTGGAGCTCCTGATATAGCATTTCCCCGAATAAATAACATAAGCTTCTGGCTTCTTCCTCCCTCCTTCCTCCTCCTCCTGGCCTCTTCAGGGGTTGAGGCAGGAGCTGGAACTGGGTGAACAGTCTATCCCCCCTTAGCAGGCAACCTGGCACATGCAGGGGCATCTGTAGATCTA---ACCATCTTTTCCCTCCATCTGGCAGGGGTTTCCTCAATTTTAGGGGCTATTAATTTTATTACCACAATTATTAACATAAAACCCCCAGCTATCTCCCAATATCAAACCCCTCTATTTGTGTGGGCAGTTCTGATTACCGCTGTCCTCCTCCTTCTATCACTGCCAGTTCTTGCTGCT---GGTATTACAATACTTCTAACAGACCGAAACCTAAACACCACATTCTTTGACCCAGCAGGAGGAGGGGACCCAATCCTTTATCAACACTTATTCTGATTCTTCGGTCATCCTGAAGTCTACATCCTCATCCTTCCGGGCTTTGGAATAATTTCCCACATTGTTGCTTACTACTCAGGAAAAAAA---GAACCATTTGGGTATATGGGCATGGTCTGGGCAATAATAGCCATTGGACTCCTAGGTTTTATTGTCTGAGCCCATCATATATTTACAGTAGGTATGG 
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Ostracion immaculatus

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 3
Species: 3
Species With Barcodes: 1

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Conservation

Threats

Not Evaluated
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