Boxfishes
Honeycomb cowfish, Acanthostracion polygonius.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Tetraodontiformes Family: Ostraciidae
Genera
See text. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Binomial name Acanthostracion polygonius Poey, 1876 The Honeycomb cowfish, Acanthostracion polygonius belongs to the Ostraciidae family and is closely related to boxfish and trunkfish. ... For other uses, see Scientific classification (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Animal (disambiguation). ... Typical Classes See below Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates. ... Orders See text The Actinopterygii are the ray-finned fish. ... Families Balistidae - Triggerfishes Diodontidae - Porcupinefishes Molidae Monacanthidae - Filefishes Ostraciidae - Boxfishes Tetraodontidae - Pufferfishes Triacanthidae - Triplespines Triacanthodidae - Spikefishes Triodontidae - Three-toothed puffer The Tetraodontiformes are an order of highly derived ray-finned fish, also called the Plectognathi. ...

Genera and species

Spotted trunkfish, Lactophrys bicaudalis

Thornback cowfish, Lactoria fornasini

Smooth trunkfish, Lactophrys triqueter

• Genus Acanthostracion
  • Acanthostracion guineensis (Bleeker, 1865).
  • Island cowfish, Acanthostracion notacanthus (Bleeker, 1863).
  • Honeycomb cowfish, Acanthostracion polygonius Poey, 1876.
  • Scrawled cowfish, Acanthostracion quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758).
• Genus Lactophrys
  • Spotted trunkfish, Lactophrys bicaudalis (Linnaeus, 1758).
  • Buffalo trunkfish, Lactophrys trigonus (Linnaeus, 1758).
  • Smooth trunkfish, Lactophrys triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758).
• Genus Lactoria
  • Longhorn cowfish, Lactoria cornuta (Linnaeus, 1758).
  • Roundbelly cowfish, Lactoria diaphana (Bloch & Schneider, 1801).
  • Thornback cowfish, Lactoria fornasini (Bianconi, 1846).
  • Lactoria paschae (Rendahl, 1921).
• Genus Ostracion
  • Yellow boxfish, Ostracion cubicus Linnaeus, 1758.
  • Bluetail trunkfish, Ostracion cyanurus Rüppell, 1828.
  • Ostracion immaculatus Temminck & Schlegel, 1850.
  • Whitespotted boxfish, Ostracion meleagris Shaw, 1796.
  • Shortnose boxfish, Ostracion nasus Bloch, 1785.
  • Horn-nosed boxfish, Ostracion rhinorhynchos Bleeker, 1852.
  • Reticulate boxfish, Ostracion solorensis Bleeker, 1853.
  • Roughskin trunkfish, Ostracion trachys Randall, 1975.
  • Whitley's box, Ostracion whitleyi Fowler, 1931.
• Genus Paracanthostracion
  • Paracanthostracion lindsayi (Phillipps, 1932).
• Genus Tetrosomus
  • Triangular boxfish, Tetrosomus concatenatus (Bloch, 1785).
  • Humpback turretfish, Tetrosomus gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758).
  • Smallspine turretfish, Tetrosomus reipublicae (Ogilby, 1913).
  • Tetrosomus stellifer (Bloch & Schneider, 1801).

Image File history File links Size of this preview: 600 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1000 × 1000 pixel, file size: 992 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 600 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1000 × 1000 pixel, file size: 992 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 559 pixelsFull resolution (1088 × 760 pixel, file size: 146 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 559 pixelsFull resolution (1088 × 760 pixel, file size: 146 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Smooth trunkfish (Lactophrys triqueter) at 8-10 feet (2. ... Smooth trunkfish (Lactophrys triqueter) at 8-10 feet (2. ... Pieter Bleeker (1819 - 1878) was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia. ... Pieter Bleeker (1819 - 1878) was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia. ... Binomial name Acanthostracion polygonius Poey, 1876 The Honeycomb cowfish, Acanthostracion polygonius belongs to the Ostraciidae family and is closely related to boxfish and trunkfish. ... Binomial name Acanthostracion polygonius Poey, 1876 The Honeycomb cowfish, Acanthostracion polygonius belongs to the Ostraciidae family and is closely related to boxfish and trunkfish. ... Felipe Poey y Aloy (May 26, 1799 - January 28, 1891) was a Cuban zoologist. ... The scrawled cowfish, Acanthostracion quardicornis, belongs to the Ostraciidae family and is closely related to boxfish and trunkfish. ... The scrawled cowfish, Acanthostracion quardicornis, belongs to the Ostraciidae family and is closely related to boxfish and trunkfish. ... Carl Linnaeus, Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as  , (May 13, 1707[1] – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist[2] who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. ... Carl Linnaeus, Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as  , (May 13, 1707[1] – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist[2] who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. ... Carl Linnaeus, Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as  , (May 13, 1707[1] – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist[2] who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. ... Carl Linnaeus, Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as  , (May 13, 1707[1] – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist[2] who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. ... The longhorn cowfish, a variety of Boxfish from the Ostraciidi family, recognisable by its long horns that protrude from the front of its head, rather like those of a cow or bull. ... The longhorn cowfish, a variety of Boxfish from the Ostraciidi family, recognisable by its long horns that protrude from the front of its head, rather like those of a cow or bull. ... Carl Linnaeus, Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as  , (May 13, 1707[1] – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist[2] who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. ... Marcus Elieser Bloch (1723 - 1799) was a German medical doctor and naturalist. ... Johann Gottlob Schneider (January 18, 1750 - January 12, 1822), German classical scholar and naturalist, was born at Koilmen in Saxony. ... Species See text. ... Binomial name Linnaeus, 1758 Face detail, Taba, Red Sea. ... Binomial name Ostracion cubicus Linnaeus, 1758 The Yellow boxfish, Ostracion cubicus, is a boxfish of the genus Ostracion, and can be found in reefs throughout the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean as well as the south eastern Atlantic Ocean. ... Carl Linnaeus, Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as  , (May 13, 1707[1] – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist[2] who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. ... Eduard Rüppell. ... Coenraad Jacob Temminck (March 31, 1778 - January 30, 1858) was a Dutch aristocrat and zoologist. ... Hermann Schlegel. ... Marcus Elieser Bloch (1723 - 1799) was a German medical doctor and naturalist. ... Pieter Bleeker (1819 - 1878) was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia. ... Pieter Bleeker (1819 - 1878) was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia. ... Marcus Elieser Bloch (1723 - 1799) was a German medical doctor and naturalist. ... Carl Linnaeus, Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as  , (May 13, 1707[1] – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist[2] who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. ... William Ogilby (1808 - 1873) was an Irish barrister and naturalist. ... Marcus Elieser Bloch (1723 - 1799) was a German medical doctor and naturalist. ... Johann Gottlob Schneider (January 18, 1750 - January 12, 1822), German classical scholar and naturalist, was born at Koilmen in Saxony. ...

References

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• "Ostraciidae". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. November 2005 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2005.
• Zim, Herbert, and Shomemaker, Hurst. Fishes. Golden Press, New York (1955).

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External links

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