Striped boarfish
Evistias acutirostris
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A fish from the Pacific, from Hawaii to the coasts of Asia and Australia, from deep rocky reefs. It reaches 90 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Evistias acutirostris
- Family
- Pentacerotidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Pentacerotidae
- Order
- Acropomatiformes
- Synonyms
- Evistias acuirostris, Evistius acutirostris, Histiopterus acutirostris, Histiopterus typus
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 90 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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