Location: Lembeh Strait, Indonesia
Shortnose Boxfish
Rhynchostracion nasus
Shortnose Boxfish
Category: Boxfishes
Scientific Name: Rhynchostracion nasus
Size: Up to 12 in. (30 cm)
Depth: 6-200 ft. (2-60 m)
Distribution: Micronesia, Indonesia, Philippines, Australia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Tetraodontiformes (Order)
└Ostraciidae (Family)
└Rhynchostracion (Genus)
└R. nasus (Species)
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