- 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...
- slow movements, but few
other fish are able to eat the adults.
Ostraciid boxfish of the
genus Lactophrys also
secrete poisons from
their skin into the surrounding...
- 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...
-
longhorn cowfish (Lactoria cornuta), also
called the
horned boxfish, is a
species of
boxfish from the
family Ostraciidae,
recognizable by its long horns...
-
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 length...
-
Capropygia unistriata, also
known as the Black-banded
pygmy boxfish, is a
species of
deepwater boxfish found in the
waters over the
continental shelf off the...
-
Anoplocapros lenticularis, the white-barred
boxfish, is a
species of
deepwater boxfish found in Australia. The
species has the
compact body of many Tetraodontiformes...
-
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...
-
Caprichthys gymnura, also
known as the
rigid boxfish, is a
species of
deepwater boxfish native to the
waters of the
continental shelf off the
western and...
- The
Aracanidae are a
family of bony
fishes related to the boxfishes. They are
somewhat more
primitive than the true boxfishes, but have a
similar protective...
