Aug 24, 2016 · trunkfish, any member of a family of fishes, Ostraciidae, also called boxfishes, that have short triangular bodies covered by firmly united hexagonal bony plates.

Boxfish Boxfish, also called trunkfish or cowfish, are a small group of shallow-water, marine fish in the family Ostraciidae (order Tetraodontiformes). The family is comprised of 11 genera, …