horn-nosed boxfish
Ostracion rhinorhynchos
- Usual depth20–43 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsAugust, September, and October
- How commonRare
About this species
Ostracion rhinorhynchos, the horn-nosed boxfish or torpedo boxfish, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ostraciidae, the boxfishes. This fish occurs in the Indo-West Pacific region.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Ostracion rhinorhynchos”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
Loading the map
Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 4 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 6 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 5 records
- August: 21 records
- September: 17 records
- October: 21 records
- November: 7 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 20–43 m · Deepest record: 86 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- horn-nosed boxfish, Largenose Boxfish, Rhino Boxfish
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Tengu-hakofugu, Tenguhakofugu, テングハコフグ
- Simplified Chinese
- 吻鼻箱魨, 海牛港, 突吻箱魨, 箱河魨, 長鼻木瓜
Other scientific names: Ostracion rhinorhynchus, Ostracion rhynorhyncus, Rhynchostracion rhinorhynchos, Rhynchostracion rhinorhynchus, Rhynchostracion rhynorhynchus
Similar species
- Spotted boxfish
Ostracion meleagris
- Black-spotted Boxfish
Ostracion cubicum
- Shortnose boxfish
Ostracion nasus
- Reticulate Boxfish
Ostracion solorense
- Longhorn cowfish
Lactoria cornuta
- Humpback turret
Tetrosomus gibbosus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 178 open-data records from 1929 to 2017.
Log what you see on your next dive
The free DiveHive diver app keeps your logbook with every sighting and shows what lives at the site you dive next.