Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Shortnose Boxfish
Shortnose Boxfish
Scientific Name: Rhynchostracion nasus
Family: Ostraciidae
Category: Boxfishes
Size: Up to 12 in. (30 cm)  
Depth: 6-200 ft. (2-60 m)
Distribution: Micronesia, Indonesia, Philippines, Australia

Fish
Odd-Shaped Swimmers
Boxfishes

Shortnose Boxfish

Spotted Boxfish (Male)

Spotted Boxfish (Female)

Solor Boxfish (Male)

Solor Boxfish (Female)

Yellow Boxfish (Juvenile)

Yellow Boxfish (Intermediate Adult)

Yellow Boxfish (Adult)

Scrawled Cowfish

Honeycomb Cowfish

Thornback Cowfish

Smooth Trunkfish

Smooth Trunkfish (Juvenile)

Spotted Trunkfish

Spotted Trunkfish (Juvenile)

Buffalo Trunkfish

Pufferfishes
Remoras
Filefishes
Cornetfishes
Trumpetfishes
Catfishes
Porcupinefishes
Shrimpfishes
Goatfishes
Triggerfishes
Drums
Sweepers

External Reference: fishbase.org itis.gov

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