Image Gallery: Boxfishes

Boxfishes have a hard bony carapace.  They are inshore marine fishes that mostly live on coral and rocky reefs. There are about 33 species worldwide with 20 occurring in Australia, in 11 genera.

Eastern Smooth Boxfish, Anoplocapros inermis Eastern Smooth Boxfish, Anoplocapros inermis
Eastern Smooth Boxfish at Oak Park Eastern Smooth Boxfish at Oak Park
An Eastern Smooth Boxfish washed up on the beach An Eastern Smooth Boxfish washed up on the beach
An Eastern Smooth Boxfish at Oak Park An Eastern Smooth Boxfish at Oak Park
Horn-nose Boxfish, frontal view Horn-nose Boxfish, frontal view
Horn-nose Boxfish caught in 2003 Horn-nose Boxfish caught in 2003
Longhorn Cowfish, Lactoria cornuta Longhorn Cowfish, Lactoria cornuta
Longhorn Cowfish off Manado Longhorn Cowfish off Manado
A Roundbelly Cowfish at 'The Pipeline' A Roundbelly Cowfish at 'The Pipeline'
Roundbelly Cowfish, Lactoria diaphana Roundbelly Cowfish, Lactoria diaphana
Ornate Cowfish, Aracana ornata Ornate Cowfish, Aracana ornata
Ornate Cowfish at Turton jetty Ornate Cowfish at Turton jetty
Juvenile Shaw's Cowfish Juvenile Shaw's Cowfish
Shaw's Cowfish, Aracana aurita Shaw's Cowfish, Aracana aurita
Shaw's Cowfish in Norfolk Bay Shaw's Cowfish in Norfolk Bay
Male Shaw's Cowfish Male Shaw's Cowfish
A Thornback Cowfish at Chowder Bay A Thornback Cowfish at Chowder Bay
A Thornback Cowfish at Halifax Sponge Gardens A Thornback Cowfish at Halifax Sponge Gardens
A Thornback Cowfish at 'The Pipeline' A Thornback Cowfish at 'The Pipeline'
A Thornback Cowfish at Port Stephens A Thornback Cowfish at Port Stephens