Boxfishes (Ostraciidae)

The Boxfishes (Ostraciidae) family has 20 species in the Guppies.za.net fish encyclopedia, 13 of which are kept in home aquariums.

Species in this family

• Buffalo trunkfishLactophrys trigonus
• Honeycomb cowfishAcanthostracion polygonius
• Horn-nosed boxfishOstracion rhinorhynchos
• Humpback turretfishTetrosomus gibbosus
• Longhorn cowfishLactoria cornuta
• Reticulate boxfishOstracion solorensis
• Roundbelly cowfishLactoria diaphana
• Scrawled cowfishAcanthostracion quadricornis
• Spotted trunkfishLactophrys bicaudalis
• Thornback cowfishLactoria fornasini
• Whitespotted boxfishOstracion meleagris
• Whitley's boxOstracion whitleyi
• Yellow boxfishOstracion cubicus
• Bluetail trunkfishOstracion cyanurus
• Island cowfishAcanthostracion notacanthus
• Roughskin trunkfishOstracion trachys
• Shortnose boxfishRhynchostracion nasus
• Smallspine turretfishTetrosomus reipublicae
• Smooth trunkfishRhinesomus triqueter
• Triangular boxfishTetrosomus concatenatus