Whitley's Boxfish
Ostracion whitleyi
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Family
- Ostraciidae
Les Ostraciidae sont une famille de poissons marins de l'ordre des Tetraodontiformes, communément appelés poissons-coffres. L'évolution les a dotés d'une sorte d'exosquelette composé de plaques osseuses hexagonales soudées. qui les protègent des prédateurs récifaux.
Whitley's boxfish (Ostracion whitleyi) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ostraciidae, the boxfishes. This fish is found in the Eastern Central Pacific Ocean. Taxonomy Whitley's boxfish was first formally described in 1931 by the American zoologist Henry Weed Fowler with its type locality given as the Marquesas Islands.
Ostracion whitleyi es una especie de peces de la familia Ostraciidae en el orden de los Tetraodontiformes. Morfología • Los machos pueden llegar alcanzar los 15,5 cm de longitud total. Hábitat Es un pez de mar de clima tropical y asociado a los arrecifes de coral que vive entre 3-27 m de profundidad.
Distribution
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