Ostraciidae
Spotted Boxfish
Ostracion meleagris Shaw, 1796
Ostracion meleagris, the spotted boxfish, is a toxic Indo-Pacific reef fish with a bony body plate that makes sounds during mating.
Yellow Boxfish
Ostracion cubicus Linnaeus, 1758
Ostracion cubicus, the yellow boxfish, is a spotted, box-shaped reef fish found across the Indo-Pacific.
Striped Boxfish
Ostracion solorense Bleeker, 1853
Ostracion solorense, the reticulate boxfish, is a small reef boxfish found across parts of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Bluetail Boxfish
Ostracion cyanurus Rüppell, 1828
Ostracion cyanurus Rüppell, 1828 is a Western Indian Ocean boxfish sold in the aquarium trade.
Horn-nose Boxfish
Ostracion rhinorhynchos Bleeker, 1851
Ostracion rhinorhynchos, the horn-nosed boxfish, is a marine boxfish found across the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Blue-spotted Boxfish
Ostracion immaculatus Temminck & Schlegel, 1850
Ostracion immaculatus is a spotted boxfish species from the northwestern Pacific that reaches a maximum length of 25 cm.
Roundbelly Cowfish
Lactoria diaphana (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Lactoria diaphana, the roundbelly cowfish, is a widely distributed Indo-Pacific boxfish that can carry and transmit potent toxins.
Longhorn Cowfish
Lactoria cornuta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lactoria cornuta, the longhorn cowfish, is a distinctive boxfish that is popular in the global aquarium trade.
Thornback Cowfish
Lactoria fornasini (Bianconi, 1846)
Lactoria fornasini, the thornback cowfish, is an uncommon toxic boxfish species native to the tropical Indo-Pacific.
Scrawled Cowfish
Acanthostracion quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Acanthostracion quadricornis, the scrawled cowfish, is a boxfish found in the shallow Western Atlantic Ocean, most often in seagrass beds.
Honeycomb Cowfish
Acanthostracion polygonius Poey, 1876
Acanthostracion polygonius, the honeycomb cowfish, is a reef-dwelling boxfish used for food and as an aquarium fish.
Spotted Trunkfish
Lactophrys bicaudalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lactophrys bicaudalis, the spotted trunkfish, is a toxin-secreting reef boxfish found in the western Atlantic.
Buffalo Trunkfish
Lactophrys trigonus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lactophrys trigonus is a Western Atlantic boxfish/trunkfish with distinctive markings, eaten in the Caribbean and traded as a minor aquarium species.
Smooth Trunkfish
Lactophrys triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lactophrys triqueter, the smooth trunkfish, is a reef-dwelling boxfish toxic when stressed, caught for food and kept in aquaria.
Humpback Turretfish
Tetrosomus gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Tetrosomus gibbosus is a shell-covered fish found in warm seas, and it is endangered in the South China Sea.
Smallspine Turretfish
Tetrosomus reipublicae (Whitley, 1930)
Tetrosomus reipublicae, the smallspine turretfish, is a boxfish found in Indo-west Pacific inshore reefs and seagrass meadows.
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