boxfish
Any fish of the family Ostraciodontidae, with scales that are hexagonal bony plates fused to form a box covering the body, only the mouth and fins being free of the armour. Boxfishes swim slowly. The cowfish, genus Lactophrys, with two ‘horns’ above the eyes, is a member of this group.
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