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Boxfish Collection

The fascinating world of boxfish is filled with vibrant colors and unique characteristics

Background imageBoxfish Collection: Striped Burrfish on caribbean reef

Striped Burrfish on caribbean reef

Background imageBoxfish Collection: Yellow Boxfish, Trunk/ Cowfish. Indo-Pacific reefs

Yellow Boxfish, Trunk/ Cowfish. Indo-Pacific reefs
PM-10220 Yellow Boxfish, Trunk / Cowfish Indo-Pacific reefs Ostracion cubicus Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageBoxfish Collection: DDE-90037281

DDE-90037281
Close up of boxfish, or ostracion immaculatus. Date: 01/03/2005

Background imageBoxfish Collection: DDE-90027075

DDE-90027075
Porcupine Fish (Diodon hystrix), Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean Date: 07/11/2007

Background imageBoxfish Collection: DDE-90027065

DDE-90027065
Porcupine Fish (Diodon hystrix), Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean Date: 07/11/2007

Background imageBoxfish Collection: DDE-90025581

DDE-90025581
Cube Boxfish (Ostacion cubicus), Richelieu Rock, Surin National Marine Park, South of Phuket, Thailand, SE Asia Date: 12/05/2005

Background imageBoxfish Collection: DDE-90024618

DDE-90024618
Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Sulawesi Island, Lembeh Straits. Close-up of juvenile boxfish. Date: 11/02/2005

Background imageBoxfish Collection: Ostracion - teleosts, Pl. 42 from Kunstformen der Natur, engraved by Adolf Giltsch

Ostracion - teleosts, Pl. 42 from Kunstformen der Natur, engraved by Adolf Giltsch, published 1904 (colour litho)
HMB306176 Ostracion - teleosts, Pl.42 from Kunstformen der Natur, engraved by Adolf Giltsch, published 1904 (colour litho) by Haeckel, Ernst (1824-1919) (after); 28x20 cm; Humboldt-Universitaet

Background imageBoxfish Collection: UW ET 1812 26

UW ET 1812 26
Solar Boxfish - with ornate pattern - Dili Rock East dive site, Dili, East Timor (Timor Leste) Date: 25-Feb-19

Background imageBoxfish Collection: 13131088

13131088
Juvenile Yellow Boxfish - Tampa Fufu dive site, Bangka Island, north Sulawesi, Indonesia, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean Date: 24-03-2016

Background imageBoxfish Collection: Boxfish, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)

Boxfish, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999179 Boxfish, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dictionnaire pittoresque d'histoire naturelle et des phenomenes de la nature)

Background imageBoxfish Collection: John Dory, magpie perch, silver fish and butterfly lobster

John Dory, magpie perch, silver fish and butterfly lobster
John Dory, Zeus faber, magpie perch, Cheilodactylus nigripes, migratory silver fish, and butterfly lobster, Ibacus peronii

Background imageBoxfish Collection: Triangular boxfish and spotted boxfish

Triangular boxfish and spotted boxfish
Triangular boxfish, Tetrosomus concatenatus 1, 2, and spotted boxfish, Ostracion meleagris 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Jean Baptiste Guyard after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre

Background imageBoxfish Collection: Flying fish, suckerfish and boxfish

Flying fish, suckerfish and boxfish
Flying fish species 1, 2, remora or suckerfish 3, and round boxfish 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children)

Background imageBoxfish Collection: Yellow Boxfish

Yellow Boxfish
Barathieu Gabriel

Background imageBoxfish Collection: Picture No. 12479206

Picture No. 12479206
Spotted Boxfish - Pyramids dive site, Amed, east Date:

Background imageBoxfish Collection: Picture No. 12479177

Picture No. 12479177
Spotted Boxfish - Jemeluk Bay Wall dive site, Date:

Background imageBoxfish Collection: Picture No. 12019784

Picture No. 12019784
Shortsnout Boxfish - Night dive, TK1 dive site, Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Date:

Background imageBoxfish Collection: The Smooth Trunkfish (Lactophrys Triqueter) Is Common On Caribbean Reefs; Bonaire

The Smooth Trunkfish (Lactophrys Triqueter) Is Common On Caribbean Reefs; Bonaire

Background imageBoxfish Collection: Malaysia, Front view of Yellow Boxfish (Ostracion Cubicus); Sipidan Island

Malaysia, Front view of Yellow Boxfish (Ostracion Cubicus); Sipidan Island

Background imageBoxfish Collection: Picture No. 11675089

Picture No. 11675089
Solar Boxfish with ornate markings. Date:

Background imageBoxfish Collection: Yellow boxfish, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Yellow boxfish, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
Yellow boxfish (Ostracion cubicus), North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Background imageBoxfish Collection: Ostracion nasus (Rhynchostracion nasus)

Ostracion nasus (Rhynchostracion nasus)
Plate 138 - Naturgeschichte der ausl䮤ischen Fische : mit sechs und dreissig Ausgemalten kupfern nach originalen (1785-95) by Marcus Elieser Bloch

Background imageBoxfish Collection: Ostracion cornutus (Lactoria cornuta)

Ostracion cornutus (Lactoria cornuta)
Plate 133 - Naturgeschichte der ausl䮤ischen Fische : mit sechs und dreissig Ausgemalten kupfern nach originalen (1785-95) by Marcus Elieser Bloch

Background imageBoxfish Collection: White-spotted boxfish, Ostracion meleagris

White-spotted boxfish, Ostracion meleagris.. Handcolored copperplate zoological engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodder's The Naturalist's Miscellany, 1792

Background imageBoxfish Collection: Shaw's cowfish, Arcana aurita, and triangular

Shaw's cowfish, Arcana aurita, and triangular boxfish, Tetrosomus concatenatus.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles 1816-1830

Background imageBoxfish Collection: Illustration of Blue-spotted Boxfish (Ostracion cubicus)

Illustration of Blue-spotted Boxfish (Ostracion cubicus)
Animal Behaviour, Animal Themes, Blue-Spotted Boxfish, Boxfish, Camouflage, Close-Up, Day, High Angle View, Natural Pattern, No People, One Animal, Ostracion, Ostracion Cubicus, Outdoors, Spotted

Background imageBoxfish Collection: A Spotted Trunkfish, Key Largo, Florida

A Spotted Trunkfish, Key Largo, Florida
A Spotted Trunkfish (Lactophrys bilcaudalis) swims over an algae covered coral reef in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Key Largo, Florida

Background imageBoxfish Collection: A juvenile yellow boxfish swims above the seafloor

A juvenile yellow boxfish swims above the seafloor
A juvenile yellow boxfish (Ostracion cubicus) swims above the seafloor near the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. This tropical region, within the Coral Triangle

Background imageBoxfish Collection: Yellow and black spotted boxfish, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Yellow and black spotted boxfish, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
Yellow and black spotted boxfish, Lembeh Strait, Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Background imageBoxfish Collection: Longhorn cowfish, Lembeh Strait, Indonesia

Longhorn cowfish, Lembeh Strait, Indonesia
Longhorn cowfish (Lactoria cornuta), Lembeh Strait, Indonesia

Background imageBoxfish Collection: Smooth Trunkfish, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands

Smooth Trunkfish, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands

Background imageBoxfish Collection: Burrfish in Atlantic Ocean

Burrfish in Atlantic Ocean

Background imageBoxfish Collection: A juvenile yellow boxfish, Lembeh Strait, Indonesia

A juvenile yellow boxfish, Lembeh Strait, Indonesia
A juvenile yellow boxfish (Ostracion cubicus) swims near a reef in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. This area is known for its extremely high marine biodiversity

Background imageBoxfish Collection: Yellow boxfish -Ostracion cubicus-, Red Sea, Egypt, Africa

Yellow boxfish -Ostracion cubicus-, Red Sea, Egypt, Africa

Background imageBoxfish Collection: Picture No. 11091850

Picture No. 11091850
Yellow Boxfish juvenile Date:

Background imageBoxfish Collection: Picture No. 11091851

Picture No. 11091851
Yellow Boxfish juvenile Date:

Background imageBoxfish Collection: Thornback Cowfish (Lactoria fornasini) adult, swimming head-on, Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi

Thornback Cowfish (Lactoria fornasini) adult, swimming head-on, Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Sunda Islands, Indonesia, January

Background imageBoxfish Collection: Shortsnout Boxfish (Ostracion rhinorhynchos) adult, swimming, Alor Island, Alor Archipelago

Shortsnout Boxfish (Ostracion rhinorhynchos) adult, swimming, Alor Island, Alor Archipelago, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia, November

Background imageBoxfish Collection: Shortnose Boxfish (Rhynchostracion nasus) juvenile, close-up of head, Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi

Shortnose Boxfish (Rhynchostracion nasus) juvenile, close-up of head, Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Sunda Islands, Indonesia, July

Background imageBoxfish Collection: Spotted Boxfish (Obstracion meleagris), Banda Sea, Indonesia

Spotted Boxfish (Obstracion meleagris), Banda Sea, Indonesia

Background imageBoxfish Collection: Long-horned Cowfish (Lactoria cornuta) adult, swimming at night, Ambon Island, Maluku Islands

Long-horned Cowfish (Lactoria cornuta) adult, swimming at night, Ambon Island, Maluku Islands, Banda Sea, Indonesia

Background imageBoxfish Collection: Yellow Boxfish (Ostracion cubicus) adult, close-up of head, swimming in reef at night, Wetar Island

Yellow Boxfish (Ostracion cubicus) adult, close-up of head, swimming in reef at night, Wetar Island, Barat Daya Islands, Lesser Sunda Islands, Maluku Province, Indonesia

Background imageBoxfish Collection: White-barred Boxfish, south Australian coasts

White-barred Boxfish, south Australian coasts
PM-10608 White-barred Boxfish, south Australian coasts. Anoplocapros lenticularis Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageBoxfish Collection: Box Fish Indo Pacific

Box Fish Indo Pacific
VT-3280 BOXFISH Indo-Pacific Tetradon hispidus Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageBoxfish Collection: Box fish- tropical marine, Indian Ocean

Box fish- tropical marine, Indian Ocean
PM-9911 Box fish Indian Ocean Ostracion ?tuberculatum Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway



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The fascinating world of boxfish is filled with vibrant colors and unique characteristics. From the Striped Burrfish gracefully gliding through Caribbean reefs to the Yellow Boxfish adding a burst of sunshine to Indo-Pacific reefs, these creatures never fail to captivate our attention. With their distinctive box-shaped bodies, Trunk/Cowfish are easily recognizable. Their intricate patterns and striking hues make them stand out in any underwater landscape. It's no wonder they have been given scientific codes like DDE-90037281, DDE-90027075, DDE-90027065, DDE-90025581, and DDE-90024618 – each representing a different individual within this diverse species. One cannot help but be mesmerized by the Ostracion teleosts showcased in Pl. 42 from Kunstformen der Natur. Engraved by Adolf Giltsch and published in 1904 as a color lithograph, it beautifully captures the essence of these enchanting creatures. Delving deeper into their world reveals even more wonders. The UW ET 1812 26 photograph showcases their delicate features up close – every scale perfectly defined as if painted by nature itself. Meanwhile, the captivating image labeled 13131088 transports us into an ethereal realm where boxfish reign supreme. Dating back centuries ago, engravings such as "Boxfish" from 1833-39 provide glimpses into how these remarkable beings have fascinated humans throughout history. They were often depicted alongside other marine marvels like John Dory, magpie perch, silver fish, and butterfly lobster – showcasing their importance within aquatic ecosystems. Whether you encounter them while exploring coral reefs or admire them through artistic depictions from years gone by; one thing is certain: boxfish will forever hold a special place in our hearts for their beauty and uniqueness that continues to amaze us all.