yellow horned boxfish
Pictured here is a horned boxfish.
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Ostraciidae
Pictured here is a horned boxfish.
The boxfish is also known as the cow fish.
Boxfish can be found in a variety of colors and patterns.
Boxfish live in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans as well as the southeastern Atlantic Ocean
Boxfish have a deadly neurotoxin in their skin they can release when threatened by a predator.
You can see how the boxfish gets its name.
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