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Horn-nosed boxfish
Ostracion rhinorhynchos
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Horn-nosed boxfish
- Scientific
- Ostracion rhinorhynchos
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Ostraciidae (boxfishes)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 35 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 35 to 50 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2023
Description
A boxfish with a large bump on the snout, reaching about 35 cm. It is uncommon over rubble in channels and deep lagoons.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Ostracion-rhinorhynchos.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:テングハコフグ_(Ostracion_rhinorhynchos).jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.