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The spotted or white-spotted boxfish (Ostracion meleagris), is a species of boxfish found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is found on reefs at depths of from 1 to 30 metres (3.3 to 98.4 feet). This species grows to a length of 25 centimetres (9.8 inches). Males and females differ in colour: males are blackish on the back with white spots ...
Ostracion meleagris G. Shaw, 1796 (White-spotted boxfish) Ostracion nasus Bloch, 1785 (Shortnose boxfish) Ostracion rhinorhynchos Bleeker, 1851 (Horn-nosed boxfish) Ostracion solorensis Bleeker, 1853 (Reticulate boxfish) Ostracion trachys J. E. Randall, 1975 (Roughskin trunkfish) Ostracion whitleyi Fowler, 1931 (Whitley's boxfish)
The yellow boxfish (Ostracion cubicum) is a species of boxfish found in reefs throughout the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean as well as the southeastern Atlantic Ocean. Recorded occasionally since 2011 in the Levantine waters of the Mediterranean Sea which it likely entered via the Suez Canal, it is a species appreciated in the aquarium trade. [1]
Lactoria cornuta. (Linnaeus, 1758) The longhorn cowfish (Lactoria cornuta), also called the horned boxfish, is a species of boxfish from the family Ostraciidae, recognizable by its long horns that protrude from the front of its head, rather like those of a cow or bull. [1] They are a resident of the Indo-Pacific region and can grow up to 50 cm ...
August 17, 2024 at 6:23 AM. 'Doomsday fish' found dead in California days before earthquake struck Los Angeles. While kayaking and snorkeling in La Jolla, California, a group spotted a very rare ...
Aracana aurita, striped cowfish, Shaw's cowfish, striped boxfish, painted boxfish, southern cowfish or Shaw's boxfish is a species of boxfish native to the Eastern Indian Ocean. The species was first described by George Shaw in 1798. [1] It is carnivorous and exposes prey in the benthic zone by blowing a jet of water onto sediment. [2]
At the beginning of August, the San Diego Zoo's giant pandas made their public debut, and people have been flocking to the zoo to see them ever since. The Zoo shared a cool video on Wednesday ...
The spotted trunkfish (Lactophrys bicaudalis) is a member of the family Ostraciidae. It lives in reefs throughout the Caribbean, as well as the southwestern Atlantic Ocean. It gets its name from the black spots on its whitish or yellow-golden body. In Caribbean countries, it is colloquially known as the boxfish, cow-fish or shellfish. [2][3]