Ostracion rhinorhynchos
Appearance
Ostracion rhinorhynchos | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
Family: | Ostraciidae |
Genus: | Ostracion |
Species: | O. rhinorhynchos
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Binomial name | |
Ostracion rhinorhynchos Bleeker, 1851
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Ostracion rhinorhynchos is a species of boxfish commonly known as the horn-nosed boxfish[1] or trunkfish.[2] It was first described by Pieter Bleeker in 1851. It is found in the Indo-West Pacific, where it inhabits coral reefs and eats benthic invertebrates.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ostracion rhinorhynchos". Fishbase. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ^ "Ostracion rhinorhynchos". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
External links
[edit]- Photos of Ostracion rhinorhynchos on Sealife Collection