Animalia > Chordata > Tetraodontiformes > Ostraciidae > Ostracion > Ostracion rhinorhynchos

Ostracion rhinorhynchos (Horn-nosed boxfish; Largenose boxfish; Rhino boxfish; Trunkfish; Cowfish; Boxfish)

Synonyms: Ostracion rhinorhynchus; Ostracion rhynorhyncus; Rhynchostracion rhinorhynchos; Rhynchostracion rhinorhynchus; Rhynchostracion rhynorhynchus
Language: Cebuano; Danish; Davawenyo; Japanese; Malay; Mandarin Chinese; Tagalog; Visayan; Waray-waray

Wikipedia Abstract

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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Parasitized by 
Haliotrema triacanthi[1]

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♦ 1Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0