boxfish
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Nature has no shortage of patterns, from spots on leopards to stripes on zebras and hexagons on boxfish.
From Science Daily • Nov. 8, 2023
A sleeping boxfish draped like a noodle over a coral branch.
From Washington Post • Mar. 21, 2019
Buehler also misstated that the boxfish has a turn radius of nearly 180 degrees.
From Slate • Mar. 13, 2015
It is likely that boxfish neatly rein in and control their wild topsy-turvyness with deliberate, coordinated, synchronized fin beats.
From Slate • Mar. 11, 2015
This remarkable swimming behavior is something that is readily observable in the tropical coral reefs these boxfish call home, and it’s something I have personally had the pleasure of watching on many occasions.
From Slate • Mar. 11, 2015
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