Boxfish Animal Pictures

Ostracion cubicus

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yellow horned boxfish

yellow horned boxfish
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Pictured here is a horned boxfish.

small orange boxfish

small orange boxfish
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The boxfish is also known as the cow fish.

black and white spotted boxfish

black and white spotted boxfish
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Boxfish can be found in a variety of colors and patterns.

yellow boxfish with black spots

yellow boxfish with black spots
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Boxfish live in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans as well as the southeastern Atlantic Ocean

small yellow boxfish

small yellow boxfish
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Boxfish have a deadly neurotoxin in their skin they can release when threatened by a predator.

yellow boxfish

yellow boxfish
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You can see how the boxfish gets its name.