Ostracion rhinorhynchos Horn-nosed boxfish, Horn-nose Boxfish

Ostracion rhinorhynchos is commonly referred to as Horn-nosed boxfish, Horn-nose Boxfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

Profile

lexID:

10929 

AphiaID:

278935 

Scientific:

Ostracion rhinorhynchos 

German:

Nashorn-Kofferfisch 

English:

Horn-nosed Boxfish, Horn-nose Boxfish 

Category:

Koffertfisk  

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Ostraciidae (Family) > Ostracion (Genus) > rhinorhynchos (Species) 

Initial determination:

Bleeker, 1851 

Occurrence:

Hong Kong, (the) Maldives, Australia, Bali, China, Flores, Indonesia, Japan, Java, Lombok, Malaysia, Moluccas, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Taiwan, Timor 

Sea depth:

18 - 50 Meter 

Size:

up to 13.78" (35 cm) 

Temperature:

24,8 °F - 28,3 °F (24,8°C - 28,3°C) 

Food:

Invertebrates, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Has a poison harmful to health 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Ostracion cyanurus
  Blauschwanz-Kofferfisch - Arabischer Kofferfisch
• 
  Ostracion meleagris
  Weißtüfpel-Kofferfisch
• 
  Ostracion rhinorhynchos
  Nashorn-Kofferfisch
• 
  Ostracion trachys
  Mauritius Kofferfisch
• 
  Ostracion whitleyi
  Kofferfisch

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Ostracion cubicum
  Gewöhnlicher Kofferfisch, Gelbbrauner Kofferfisch
• 
  Ostracion immaculatum
  Japanischer Kofferfisch
• 
  Ostracion solorense
  Kofferfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2017-07-21 20:05:57 

Last edit:

2017-07-23 18:44:55 

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Ostracion rhinorhynchos has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose mortal danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Ostracion rhinorhynchos in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Ostracion rhinorhynchos. Every human reacts differently to poisons.
If you suspect that you have come into contact with the poison, please contact your doctor or the poison emergency call.
The phone number of the poison emergency call can be found here:
[overview_and_url_DE]
Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

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