Boxfish Facts
Wednesday, 13 November 2013
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| Boxfis (Ostraciidae) |
Ostraciidae is a family of squared, bony fish belonging to the order Tetraodontiformes, closely related to the pufferfishes and filefishes. Fish in the family are known variously as boxfishes, cofferfishes, cowfishes and trunkfishes. It contains about 24 extant species in seven extant genera. Members of this family occur in a variety of different colors, and are notable for the hexagonal or "honeycomb" patterns on their skin.
Article source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostraciidae
Scientific classification: Kingdom: Animalia, Phylum: Chordata, Class: Actinopterygii, Order: Tetraodontiformes, Family: Ostraciidae