Boxfishes - Family: Ostraciidae
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Taxonomy:
Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
> Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
> Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
> Superorder: Acanthomorpha (Spiny-rayed Fishes
> Order: Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and Filefishes)
> Suborder: Balistoidei (Triggerfishes, Boxfishes and Filefishes)
> Family: Ostraciidae (Boxfishes)
> Genus: Lactoria
> Species: L. cornuta - Long-horn Cowfish
> Species: L. diaphana - Round-belly Cowfish
> Species: L. fornasini - Thorn-back Cowfish
> Species: L. cornuta - Long-horn Cowfish
> Genus: Ostracion
> Species: O. cubicum - Yellow Boxfish
> Species: O. meleagris - Black Boxfish
> Genus: Tetrosomus (Turretfishes)
> Species: T. reipublicae - Small-spine Turretfish
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