Ostraciidae

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ostraciidae

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:fish
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Actinopterygii
gptkbp:commonName	gptkb:boxfishes
gptkbp:containsGenus	gptkb:Acanthostracion gptkb:Lactoria gptkb:Ostracion gptkb:Tetrosomus
gptkbp:defenseMechanism	toxin secretion
gptkbp:describedBy	gptkb:Constantine_Samuel_Rafinesque
gptkbp:describedYear	1810
gptkbp:diet	omnivorous
gptkbp:distribution	gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean gptkb:Indo-Pacific
gptkbp:ecologicalRole	reef fish
gptkbp:habitat	gptkb:marine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Ostraciidae
gptkbp:kingdom	gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:notableFeature	box-like carapace hexagonal plate scales
gptkbp:notableSpecies	gptkb:Lactoria_cornuta gptkb:Ostracion_cubicus
gptkbp:order	gptkb:Tetraodontiformes
gptkbp:phylum	gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:range	10-50 cm
gptkbp:reproduction	oviparous
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Tetraodontiformes
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5