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Definition of Ostracion

Ostracion
Ostracion Os*tra"ci*on, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? small shell.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of plectognath fishes having the body covered with solid, immovable, bony plates. It includes the trunkfishes.

Meaning of Ostracion from wikipedia

- Ostracion is a genus of the boxfish family Ostraciidae. Fish in the genus are known as box puffers. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 and...
- The yellow boxfish (Ostracion cubi****) is a species of boxfish found in reefs throughout the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean as well as the southeastern...
- "Ostracion rhinorhynchos". Fishbase. Retrieved 2013-06-19. "Ostracion rhinorhynchos". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2013-06-19. Photos of Ostracion rhinorhynchos...
- crystalline chemical toxin that is contained in mucus secreted from the skin of Ostracion lentiginosus and other members of the trunkfish family when they are under...
- Ostracion solorensis is a species of boxfish native to the western Pacific Ocean. Its common name is reticulate boxfish. It grows to 12 centimeters in...
- juveniles of three Indo-Pacific ostraeiid fishes (tetraodontiformes):ostracion Meleagris, Lactoria Fornasini Andl. Diaphana. ****anese Journal of Ichthyology...
- The spotted or white-spotted boxfish (Ostracion meleagris), is a species of boxfish found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is found on reefs at depths...
- Ostracion nasus also known as the Shortnose boxfish is a species of boxfish found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. This species grows to a length of...
- trunkfish Ostracion tricornis & Ostracion quadricornisscrawled cowfish Ostracion cornutuslonghorn cowfish Ostracion tuberculatus & Ostracion cubicus...
- Species: L. triqueter Binomial name Lactophrys triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758) Synonyms Ostracion triqueter Linnaeus, 1758 Rhinesomus triqueter Linnaeus, 1758...