Description
Also known as Backspine Cowfish, Blue-spotted Cowfish, Cofferfish, Cowfish, Short-spined Cowfish, Thornback, Thornback Boxfish, Thornback Cow, Thornyback Cowfish.
Found singly, over rubble and sandy bottoms, of clear, outer lagoons and seaward reefs.
They feed on small invertebrates.
Length - 23cm
Depth - 3-130m
Widespread Southeast Atlantic, Indo-West Pacific
The bodies of Boxfish are covered in a toxic mucus which can be released when stressed. Ref: https://www.fishbase.in/summary/7837
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