Horn-nosed Boxfish

Ostracion nasus

Ostraciidae Tetraodontiformes
Horn-nosed Boxfish

Taxonomy & Basic Info

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Ostraciidae
Species: Ostracion nasus

Key Features

Distinguishing Characteristic

Small protuberance (horn) on the snout.

Related Species

Long Horn Cowfish
Long Horn Cowfish
Lactoria cornuta
Yellow Boxfish
Yellow Boxfish
Ostracion cubicus
Humpback Turretfish
Humpback Turretfish
Tetrosomus gibbosus
Not listed
Not listed
Abalistes stellatus
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Source Publication

Shoals of Sapphire

Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute | ISSN: 0972-2351