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Humpback turretfish
Tetrosomus gibbosus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Humpback turretfish
- Scientific
- Tetrosomus gibbosus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Ostraciidae (boxfishes)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 30 cm (total length); commonly 20 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 37 to 110 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A boxfish with a triangular shell topped by a tall spine-tipped hump on the back, reaching about 30 cm. It lives over sand and silty bottoms, usually in deeper water.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Tetrosomus-gibbosus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Pez_cofre_jorobado_(Tetrosomus_gibbosus),_parque_nacional_R
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.