Ostracion nasus
Also known as: Common Boxfish, Cowfish, Shortsnout Boxfish, Small-nosed Boxfish, Log-nosed Boxfish, Trunkfish, Rhynchostracion nasus
Found singly over silty mud, rock, and sandy substrates, of sheltered bays and coastal trawling grounds.
The bodies of Boxfish are covered in a toxic mucus which can be released when stressed.
Found singly over silty mud, rock, and sandy substrates, of sheltered bays and coastal trawling grounds.
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This is actually a juvenile Ostracion rhinorhynchos, not Ostracion nasus. The photo at the bottom right of page 393 of "Tropical Pacific Reef Fish Identification" is incorrect and has been confirmed by Gerry Allen. The first photo on fishbase is also currently incorrect, and I have informed them.
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