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Black Boxfish

Reference

IB2819

Category

Fishes

Family Name

Boxfishes/Cowfishes - OSTRACIIDAE

Common Name

Black Boxfish

Scientific Name

Ostracion meleagris

Artist Name

Roger Swainston

Notes

Boxfishes are usually found close to the bottom, over rocky or coral reefs, around jetties and in sponge gardens, down to about 100 m. Boxfishes and Cowfishes feed on small benthic invertebrates and reach a maximum lenght of about 40 cm.

Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia

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