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Boxfishes

longhorn cowfish, Lactoria cornuta, also called the horned boxfish

Longhorn Cowfish- Facts and Photographs

Alan Sutton
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The Longhorn cowfish (Lactoria cornuta) also known as the Horned Boxfish. Their plate-like scales are fused together to form a solid box-like carapace and the fins, tail, eyes and mouth protrude from this. ...
Thornback cowfish, Lactioria fornasini is also known as the Spiny-backed Cow-fish, Thornspine Cowfish and the Thorny-back Cowfish

Thornback Cowfish- Facts and Photographs

Alan Sutton
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The Thornback cowfish, Lactioria fornasini is also known as the Spiny-backed Cow-fish, Thornspine Cowfish and the Thorny-back Cowfish. Their plate-like scales are fused together to form a solid box-like car...

Cow Fish

Hannah Jane
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A thornspine cow fish (Lactoria fornasini) pouts at the camera, box fish may seem helpless and vulnerable, but they have the ability to secrete a poisonous mucus in the water when threatened. Also, their ex...
whitespotted boxfish

Whitespotted Boxfish

Ulric Charteris
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A whitespotted boxfish (Ostracion meleagris), photographed while scuba diving on a reef in Dar es Salaam. You can tell that is a female due to the black body and white spots. The male whitespotted boxfish h...
Boxfish

Stunning Boxfish

Ulric Charteris
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A stunning whitespotted boxfish (Ostracion meleagris), photographed while scuba diving on a reef in Dar es Salaam. You can tell that is a female due to the black body and white spots. The male whitespotted ...

A Curious Boxfish

Renee Blundon
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A curious boxfish (Ostracion meleagris) peers out from his coral enclave in Njao Gap, Pemba Island. Learn more at White Spotted Boxfish. ...