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)
(Acanthostracion polygonium)

Reticulate boxfish
(Ostracion solorensis)
(Ostracion solorensis)

Scrawled cowfish
(Acanthostracion quadricornis)
(Acanthostracion quadricornis)

Smooth trunkfish
(Rhinesomus triqueter)
(Rhinesomus triqueter)

Spotted boxfish
(Ostracion meleagris)
(Ostracion meleagris)

Spotted trunkfish
(Lactophrys bicaudalis)
(Lactophrys bicaudalis)

Thornback cowfish
(Lactoria fornasini)
(Lactoria fornasini)

Yellow boxfish
(Ostracion cubicus)
(Ostracion cubicus)
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Serran écriture
(Serranus scriba)
(Serranus scriba)
