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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Ostraciidae Boxfishes

Genus: Ostracion

(See list of species below)


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8 species (see list below)

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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Ostracion cubicus Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ostracion cubicus
[Yellow boxfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Ostracion cyanurus Rüppell, 1828

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ostracion cyanurus
[Bluetail trunkfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Ostracion immaculatus Temminck & Schlegel, 1850

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ostracion immaculatus
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific and Eastern
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Ostracion meleagris Shaw, 1796

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ostracion meleagris
[Whitespotted boxfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Ostracion rhinorhynchos Bleeker, 1851

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ostracion rhinorhynchos
[Horn-nosed boxfish]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm SL
Ostracion solorensis Bleeker, 1853

Photo by Greenfield, J.
 
Ostracion solorensis
[Reticulate boxfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Ostracion trachys Randall, 1975

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ostracion trachys
[Roughskin trunkfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 15.5 cm TL
Ostracion whitleyi Fowler, 1931

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ostracion whitleyi
[Whitley's box]
8 Species of Family Ostraciidae with Genus Ostracion
(Boxfishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1758 Ostracion cubicus Yellow boxfish Indo-Pacific 45 TL
1828 Ostracion cyanurus Bluetail trunkfish Western Indian Ocean 15 TL
1850 Ostracion immaculatus Northwest Pacific 25 SL
1796 Ostracion meleagris Whitespotted boxfish Indo-Pacific and Eastern 25 TL
1851 Ostracion rhinorhynchos Horn-nosed boxfish Indo-West Pacific 35 TL
1853 Ostracion solorensis Reticulate boxfish Western Pacific 12 SL
1975 Ostracion trachys Roughskin trunkfish Western Indian Ocean 11 TL
1931 Ostracion whitleyi Whitley's box Eastern Central Pacific 15.5 TL



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