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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. EQUIPMENT USED Canon 7D Ikelite 7D Housing Twin Ikelite DS ...