Pufferfish and Boxfish
45 entries in the Pufferfish and Boxfish compendium.
OstraciidaeArmored boxfish with hexagonal patterns and toxic skin secretions.AcanthostracionA genus of Atlantic boxfishes with a bony carapace and spines.LactophrysWestern Atlantic trunkfishes with armored carapace and toxic skin secretion.LactoriaA genus of boxfishes with horn-like spines above the eyes.ParacanthostracionA monospecific boxfish genus found only around New Zealand.Paracanthostracion lindsayiA monospecific boxfish genus found only in New Zealand waters.Rhynchostracion nasusA boxfish found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.TetrosomusTurretfishes with a triangular carapace and sharp ridges.Acanthostracion guineenseSmallest member of the genus Acanthostracion, found off West Africa.Honeycomb cowfishA boxfish with hexagonal armor and protective horns.Island cowfishA mid-Atlantic cowfish with a spine on its back.Acanthostracion notacanthusA mid-Atlantic cowfish with a spine on its back.Acanthostracion polygoniusA boxfish with hexagonal armor and protective horns.Scrawled cowfishA boxfish with horn-like spines and blue markings.West African cowfishSmallest member of the genus Acanthostracion, found off West Africa.Smooth trunkfishA boxfish with a triangular body and toxic skin secretions.Spotted trunkfishA Caribbean reef fish with a hard, box-like carapace.Lactophrys trigonusA triangular-bodied boxfish from the Western Atlantic.Lactophrys triqueterA boxfish with a triangular body and toxic skin secretions.Lactoria cornutaA boxfish with cow-like horns and a toxic defense.Lactoria diaphanaA boxfish with horn-like spines and a toxic defense.Lactoria fornasiniA boxfish with cow-like spines and toxic skin.Longhorn cowfishA boxfish with cow-like horns and a toxic defense.Thornback cowfishA boxfish with cow-like spines and a toxic defense.OstracionA genus of boxfishes with a bony, cuboidal carapace.Bluetail trunkfishA boxfish with a blue tail, found in the Red Sea.Ostracion cubicumA box-shaped reef fish that secretes toxic mucus when stressed.Ostracion cyanurusA boxfish with a blue tail, found in the Red Sea and Arabian Peninsula.Ostracion immaculatumA boxfish with blue spots, found in Western Pacific reefs.Ostracion meleagrisA boxfish with white spots and a bony, angular carapace.Ostracion nasusA boxfish found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.Shortnose boxfishA boxfish found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.Ostracion cubicusA box-shaped reef fish that secretes toxic mucus when stressed.Ostracion rhinorhynchosA boxfish with a blunt conical snout protuberance in males.Rough boxfishA secretive boxfish with a rough carapace from the Mascarenes.Ostracion solorenseA boxfish with sinuous lines and bony protuberance above the lip.Spotted boxfishA boxfish with a bony carapace and toxic slime.Ostracion trachysA rough-skinned boxfish from Mascarene reefs.Whitley's boxfishA sexually dimorphic boxfish from the Eastern Central Pacific.Ostracion whitleyiA sexually dimorphic boxfish from the Eastern Central Pacific.Yellow boxfishA box-shaped fish that secretes toxic mucus when threatened.Tetrosomus concatenatusA boxfish with chain-like markings and a disputed taxonomic status.Tetrosomus gibbosusA boxfish with a hump, poisonous flesh, and a Lessepsian migration story.Tetrosomus reipublicaeA boxfish with two dorsal spines and a quadrangular body.Smallspine turretfishA boxfish with two dorsal spines and a triangular carapace.
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