Boxfishes [Ostraciidae]
Description
Boxfishes have a rigid, box-like body shape that makes them look armored as they move through the reef. Divers may spot them slowly cruising along sandy or rocky areas, using their beak-like mouths to graze and scrape, often with a distinctive, steady gait.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Fish, Sharks & Rays (plus Sea Turtles & Whales)
Chordata
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Teleosts (Bony Fishes)
Teleostei
|
| Order |
Pufferfish & relatives
Tetraodontiformes
|
Statistics
- Genera 2