Sealife guideThe Ostraciidae familyThe taxonomy of marine species

Explore the taxonomy of the sea vertebrates including the cetaceans like the whales or the dolphins, the sea birds, the fish, the sharks and the sea turtles !

Honeycomb cowfish
(Acanthostracion polygonium)

Reticulate boxfish
(Ostracion solorensis)

Scrawled cowfish
(Acanthostracion quadricornis)

Smooth trunkfish
(Rhinesomus triqueter)

Spotted boxfish
(Ostracion meleagris)

Spotted trunkfish
(Lactophrys bicaudalis)

Thornback cowfish
(Lactoria fornasini)

Yellow boxfish
(Ostracion cubicus)

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Girelle paon à taches d'encre
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