Boxfish is a painting by David Wagner which was uploaded on April 11th, 2015.

Boxfish

A Boxfish, also called Trunkfish. Ostraciidae is a family of squared, bony fish belonging to the order Tetraodontiformes, closely related to the... more

by David Wagner

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36.000 x 24.000 x 2.000 inches

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Title

Boxfish

Artist

David Wagner

Medium

Painting - Acrylic Painting On Canvas

Description

A Boxfish, also called Trunkfish. Ostraciidae is a family of squared, bony fish belonging to the order Tetraodontiformes, closely related to the pufferfishes and filefishes. Fish in the family are known variously as boxfishes, cofferfishes, cowfishes and trunkfishes. It contains about 24 extant species in eight extant genera.
Members of this family occur in a variety of different colors, and are notable for the hexagonal or "honeycomb" patterns on their skin. They swim in a rowing manner. Their hexagonal plate-like scales are fused together into a solid, triangular or box-like carapace, from which the fins, tail, eyes and mouth protrude. Because of these heavy armoured scales, Ostraciidae are limited to slow movements, but few other fish are able to eat the adults. Ostraciid boxfish of the genus Lactophrys also secrete poisons from their skin into the surrounding water, further protecting them from predation.[1] Although the adults are in general quite square in shape, young Ostraciidae are more rounded. The young often exhibit brighter colors than the adults.

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April 11th, 2015