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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Ostraciidae Boxfishes

Genus: Tetrosomus

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4 species (see list below)

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Photo by SFSA

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Tetrosomus concatenatus (Bloch, 1785)

Photo by SFSA
 
Tetrosomus concatenatus
[Triangular boxfish]

Photo by Adams, M.J.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Tetrosomus gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Adams, M.J.
 
Tetrosomus gibbosus
[Humpback turretfish]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Tetrosomus reipublicae (Whitley, 1930)

Photo by CSIRO
 
Tetrosomus reipublicae
[Smallspine turretfish]
No picture found
Known from the type local
 
Tetrosomus stellifer
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4 Species of Family Ostraciidae with Genus Tetrosomus
(Boxfishes)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1785 Tetrosomus concatenatus Triangular boxfish Indo-West Pacific 30 TL
1758 Tetrosomus gibbosus Humpback turretfish Indo-West Pacific 30 TL
1930 Tetrosomus reipublicae Smallspine turretfish Indo-West Pacific 30 TL
1801 Tetrosomus stellifer Known from the type local



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