Definition of Boxfish. Meaning of Boxfish. Synonyms of Boxfish

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Definition of Boxfish

boxfish
Trunkfish Trunk"fish`, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of plectognath fishes, belonging to the genus Ostracion, or the family Ostraciontid[ae], having an angular body covered with a rigid integument consisting of bony scales. Some of the species are called also coffer fish, and boxfish.
Boxfish
Boxfish Box"fish`, n. (Zo["o]l.) The trunkfish.

Meaning of Boxfish from wikipedia

- slow movements, but few other fish are able to eat the adults. Ostraciid boxfish of the genus Lactophrys also secrete poisons from their skin into the surrounding...
- The yellow boxfish (Ostracion cubi****) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ostraciidae, the boxfishes. This species is found...
- The longhorn cowfish (Lactoria cornuta), also called the horned boxfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ostraciidae, the...
- The spotted boxfish (Ostracion meleagris), also known as the black boxfish, ornate boxfish or white-spotted boxfish, is a species of marine ray-finned...
- The Shortnose boxfish (Ostracion nasus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ostraciidae, the boxfishes. This species is found...
- Whitley's boxfish (Ostracion whitleyi) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ostraciidae, the boxfishes. This fish is found in...
- smooth boxfish (Anoplocapros inermis), also known as the chubby basketfish, freckled boxfish, golden boxfish, polled boxfish, robust boxfish or white-barred...
- Symposium in Washington, D. C. The Bionic is modeled after the yellow boxfish, Ostracion cubicus, and has 80% lower nitrogen oxide emissions with its...
- Ostracion solorense, the reticulate boxfish, scribbled boxfish, Solor boxfish or striped boxfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the...
- lenticularis, the white-barred boxfish, flame boxfish, high-backed boxfish, humpback boxfish, humpty dumpty or smooth boxfish, is a species of marine ray-finned...