Family : Ostraciidae (Boxfishes)
Order : Tetraodontiformes  (puffers and filefishes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Shortnose boxfish
Fish Name : Ostracion nasus
Max size : 30.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2334)
Environment : reef-associated ; depth range 2 - 80 m
Climate : tropical; 19°N - 20°S
Global Importance :
Resilience: Distribution: Distribution : Western Pacific: Sri Lanka (Ref. 1550) and Sumatra to Fiji, north to the Philippines; Palau and Truk in Micronesia. Matsuura 1999, pers. comm. strongly doubts its distribution in the southern GBR (as reported in Lieske & Meyers 1994, Ref. 9710) and does not know of any reliable record of this species from East Africa.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 9-9. Has a small protuberance above the mouth and a distinctly concave snout profile.
Biology : Found around rocky and sandy substrates (Ref. 1602)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : venomous
Coordinator : Matsuura, Keiichi
Main Ref : Matsuura, K.. 2001. (Ref. 9806)

India country information
Common Names : തോന്വ്, തൊന്പു , Gonu, Thombu
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses