TAXONOMY ATLAS · LEVEL 04

Ostraciidae

Ostraciidae
Genera
6
Species
25

SPECIES INDEX

Species in this family

Browse all 25 published species in Ostraciidae.

25 published species in this family

smooth trunkfish (Lactophrys triqueter)

Ostraciidae

smooth trunkfish

Lactophrys triqueter
  • Marine
  • Up to 47 cm

Ostraciidae

West African Cowfish

Acanthostracion guineense
  • Marine
  • Up to 18 cm

Ostraciidae

Tetrosomus stellifer

Tetrosomus stellifer
  • Marine
triangular boxfish (Tetrosomus concatenatus)

Ostraciidae

triangular boxfish

Tetrosomus concatenatus
  • Marine
  • Up to 30 cm
Horn-nosed boxfish (Ostracion rhinorhynchos)

Ostraciidae

Horn-nosed boxfish

Ostracion rhinorhynchos
  • Marine
  • Up to 35 cm
scrawled cowfish (Acanthostracion quadricornis)

Ostraciidae

scrawled cowfish

Acanthostracion quadricornis
  • Marine
  • Up to 55 cm
Honeycomb cowfish (Acanthostracion polygonium)

Ostraciidae

Honeycomb cowfish

Acanthostracion polygonium
  • Marine
  • Up to 50 cm
thornback cowfish (Lactoria fornasini)

Ostraciidae

thornback cowfish

Lactoria fornasini
  • Marine
  • Up to 23 cm
shortnose boxfish (Ostracion nasus)

Ostraciidae

shortnose boxfish

Ostracion nasus
  • Marine
  • Up to 30 cm

Ostraciidae

Lactoria paschae

Lactoria paschae
  • Marine
Whitley's box (Ostracion whitleyi)

Ostraciidae

Whitley's box

Ostracion whitleyi
  • Marine
  • Up to 15.5 cm
spotted trunkfish (Lactophrys bicaudalis)

Ostraciidae

spotted trunkfish

Lactophrys bicaudalis
  • Marine
  • Up to 48 cm
Bluespotted boxfish (Ostracion immaculatum)

Ostraciidae

Bluespotted boxfish

Ostracion immaculatum
  • Marine
  • Up to 25 cm

Ostraciidae

Lindsay's boxfish

Paracanthostracion lindsayi
  • Marine
spiny boxfish (Lactoria diaphana)

Ostraciidae

spiny boxfish

Lactoria diaphana
  • Up to 34 cm
trunkfish (Lactophrys trigonus)

Ostraciidae

trunkfish

Lactophrys trigonus
  • Marine
  • Up to 55 cm
Yellow Boxfish (Ostracion cubicum)

Ostraciidae

Yellow Boxfish

Ostracion cubicum
  • Marine
  • Up to 45 cm
spotted boxfish (Ostracion meleagris)

Ostraciidae

spotted boxfish

Ostracion meleagris
  • Marine
  • Up to 25 cm
Roughskin trunkfish (Ostracion trachys)

Ostraciidae

Roughskin trunkfish

Ostracion trachys
  • Marine
  • Up to 11 cm
Island cowfish (Acanthostracion notacanthus)

Ostraciidae

Island cowfish

Acanthostracion notacanthus
  • Marine
  • Up to 50 cm
Reticulate boxfish (Ostracion solorense)

Ostraciidae

Reticulate boxfish

Ostracion solorense
  • Marine
  • Up to 12 cm
bluetail trunkfish (Ostracion cyanurus)

Ostraciidae

bluetail trunkfish

Ostracion cyanurus
  • Marine
  • Up to 15 cm
longhorn cowfish (Lactoria cornuta)

Ostraciidae

longhorn cowfish

Lactoria cornuta
  • Up to 46 cm
Smallspine turretfish (Tetrosomus reipublicae)

Ostraciidae

Smallspine turretfish

Tetrosomus reipublicae
  • Marine
  • Up to 30 cm