Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Ostraciidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Tetraodontiformes Genus Ostracion | |
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Similar Shortnose boxfish, Ostracion cyanurus, Ostracion solorensis, Lactoria diaphana, Tetrosomus | ||
Ostracion rhinorhynchos is a species of boxfish commonly known as the horn-nosed boxfish or trunkfish. 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.
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