Ostracion rhinorhynchos

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Ostracion rhinorhynchos
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Ostraciidae
Genus: Ostracion
Species: O. rhinorhynchos
Binomial name
Ostracion rhinorhynchos
Bleeker, 1851

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

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Ostracion rhinorhynchos". Fishbase. Retrieved 2013-06-19. 
  2. "Ostracion rhinorhynchos". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2013-06-19. 


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