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Ostracion trachys in life
In life — Roughskin Boxfish, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) François Libert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by François Libert
BPBM 16323IchthyologyHolotype

Ostracion trachys

Roughskin Boxfish

As recorded: Ostracion trachys Randall, 1975

Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Ostraciidae

Collected by
J.E. Randall
Date
November 14, 1973
Locality
Mauritius; NW coast; 1/2 mile NE of Grand Baie; patch reef
Island
Mauritius
Depth
18 m
Type status
Holotype
Record type
Preserved specimen
4 Bishop specimens of Ostracion trachys · collected 1973–1973Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 14, 1973, J.E. Randall also collected 6 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Ostracion trachys. BPBM 16323. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37855989. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/16323.

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