[
UK
/bˈɒksfɪʃ/
]
NOUN
- any of numerous small tropical fishes having body and head encased in bony plates
How To Use boxfish In A Sentence
- Early morning, the light on the south side is blue and diffuse, and you have all the time in the world to get lost among the stonefish, boxfish, turtles, coral trout and, of course, the multicoloured riot of soft corals.
- Boxfishes and three-spine sticklebacks hover very well by oscillating their pectoral fins with large attack angles on both recovery and power strokes.
- It allowed a good rest period before the excellent night dive off Namalatu beach, with wonderful Spanish dancer nudibranchs, bizarre boxfish, pufferfish, a squid and the spectacular reds and oranges of the corals.
- Squid, cuttlefish, boxfish, stingrays and flatheads can be found among the rocky sections.
- In some boxfishes, such as the aptly named cowfishes, the keels extend forward, beyond the body, to form sharp horns.
- Mercedes based the shape of its bionic car prototype on a tropical fish called the "boxfish. Coolest Concept Cars 2006 © Aston...
- Boxfishes and three-spine sticklebacks hover very well by oscillating their pectoral fins with large attack angles on both recovery and power strokes.
- It allowed a good rest period before the excellent night dive off Namalatu beach, with wonderful Spanish dancer nudibranchs, bizarre boxfish, pufferfish, a squid and the spectacular reds and oranges of the corals.
- Although differences in carapace morphology were apparent, vortical flow patterns around the four boxfishes were fairly consistent.
- The undulations of a wolf eel are mirrored in a wave, and a white-spotted boxfish is emphasized by painterly slashes of yellow. Photo-Op: Deep-Hued Sea