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Boxfishes

Known as: Ostraciidae 
Common name for fish of the family Ostraciitae.
National Institutes of Health

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2018
2018
Difference in Uptake of Tetrodotoxin and Saxitoxins into Liver Tissue Slices among Pufferfish, Boxfish and Porcupinefish
Although pufferfish of the family Tetraodontidae contain high levels of tetrodotoxin (TTX) mainly in the liver, some species of… 
2010
2010
Monophyletic origin of the dorsally arched lateral line in Teleostei: evidence from nerve innervation patterns
Branching patterns of the horizontal septum lateral line nerves (HSN) were studied in 123 teleostean species (including… 
2009
2009
Lateral line system and its innervation in Tetraodontiformes with outgroup comparisons: Descriptions and phylogenetic implications
The lateral line system and its innervation in ten tetraodontiform families and five outgroup taxa were examined. Although some… 
2005
2005
The lateral line system and its innervation in the boxfish Ostracion immaculatus (Tetraodontiformes: Ostraciidae): description and comparisons with other tetraodontiform and perciform conditions
The lateral line system and its innervation were examined in the ostraciid Ostracion immaculatus (Tetraodontiformes), and… 
2002
2002
Flow Patterns Around the Carapaces of Rigid-bodied, Multi-propulsor Boxfishes (Teleostei: Ostraciidae)1
Abstract Boxfishes (Teleostei: Ostraciidae) are rigid-body, multi-propulsor swimmers that exhibit unusually small amplitude… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Boxfishes as Unusually Well‐Controlled Autonomous Underwater Vehicles*
Boxfishes (family Ostraciidae) are tropical reef‐dwelling marine bony fishes that have about three‐fourths of their body length… 
1995
1995
Phylogeny and biogeography of the Ostraciinae (Tetraodontiformes: Ostraciidae)
Approximately 140 potential phylogenetic characters were recognized to vary among 19 species of ostraciines studied. Phylogenetic… 
1995
1995
Scrawled Cowfish, Acanthostracion quadricornis (Tetraodontiformes: Ostraciidae), Collected from Argentine Waters
1994
1994
On the monophyly of Haliotrema species (Monogenea: Ancyrocephalidae) from boxfishes (Tetraodontiformes: ostraciidae): relationships within the bodiani group.
The hypothesis that Haliotrema species from boxfishes, which are members of the bodiani group, form a monophyletic lineage was… 
1988
1988
Distribution and chemical composition of the toxic skin secretions from trunkfish (family Ostraciidae).
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