Ostraciidae

Thesaurus

Noun

Ostraciidae - boxfishesfamily Ostraciidae, family Ostraciontidaefish family - any of various families of fishorder Plectognathi, order Tetraodontiformes, Plectognathi - boxfishes; filefishes; globefishes; ocean sunfishes; triggerfishes; puffersboxfish, trunkfish - any of numerous small tropical fishes having body and head encased in bony platesgenus Lactophrys, Lactophrys - a genus of Ostraciidae

Ostraciidae

a family of marine fishes of the order Tetrodontiformes. The head and body are covered with a carapace of immobile fused bony plates. Only the fins are movable, on short fleshy bases; ventral fins are absent. The tail is long, and the mouth, which is located on the lower side of the head, is small. The carapace, as a rule, has several keels, or ridges, and strong immobile spines. The body measures up to 30 cm long. Most species are brightly colored.

There are three genera, Aracana, Ostracion, and Lactophrys, which are widely distributed on the continental shelf zone of all tropical seas. The majority of species are found along the shores of Australia and the Malay Archipelago. The fishes have poor mobility; they feed on benthic invertebrates, frequently crushing those with hard shells with their powerful jaws. They lay their eggs on the bottom. Ostraciidae have no commercial importance.

REFERENCE

Zhizn’ zhivotnykh, vol. 4, part 1. Moscow, 1971.

Ostraciidae

Related to Ostraciidae: boxfish

noun

Synonyms for Ostraciidae

noun boxfishes

Synonyms

family Ostraciidae
family Ostraciontidae

Related Words

fish family
order Plectognathi
order Tetraodontiformes
Plectognathi
boxfish
trunkfish
genus Lactophrys
Lactophrys

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