Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise, Japan

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One more pic of the Balloonfish (Diodon Holocanthus)

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Thornbacked Boxfish (Tetrosomus gibbosus)

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Another pic of a Web Burrfish (Chilomycterus antillarum)

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Another pic of the Stars and Stripes Puffer (Arothron hispidus)

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The next display tank...

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Globe Fish (Diodon nicthemerus)

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Another pic of the Globe Fish

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Female Ornate Cowfish (Aracana ornata)

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Closer look at the Female Ornate Cowfish (Aracana ornata)

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Male Shaw's Cowfish (Aracana aurita)....When stressed, the Cowfish releases a poisonous substance, called ostracitoxin, from its mucous glands which will kill other fish in the tank very quickly

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Another pic of the Female Ornate Cowfish (Aracana ornata)

Base colours for female Ornate cowfish and Shaw's cowfish are very similar. I read that to differentiate Ornates vs Shaw's....the head spines (on adults at least of both sexes) tend to point backwards on Shaw's but forwards (or as a minimum directly upwards) on Ornates.

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The head spine looks like its pointing forward to me....so this is a Female Ornate Cowfish

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Male Humpback Boxfish (Anoplocapros lenticularis)

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The Humpback Boxfish occurs on rocky reefs in temperate marine waters of southern Australia from southern Victoria to south-western Western Australia.

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A closer pic of the Globe Fish

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The Humpback Boxfish is encased in a rigid bony carapace. It has a deep body with keel-like ridges on the upper and lower margins. The eyes are small and placed high on the head. The snout is concave.

A closer look at the Humpback Boxfish

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Males and females Humpback Boxfish look different.

Females and juveniles are orange with black and white blotches and lines.

Males are bright orange with distinct white bands. One band passes from the eye to the mouth. A second band passes from the top of the hump on the fish's back, in front of the pectoral fin and back towards the belly. A third band crosses the body in front of the dorsal and ###### fins. A fourth band encircles the caudal peduncle.

Another pic of a Male Humpback Boxfish

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A close look at the Male Shaw's Cowfish (Aracana aurita)

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Another pic of the Female Ornate Cowfish (Aracana ornata)

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The next tank had Pacific Giant Octopus (Octopus dofleini)

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The giant Pacific octopus lives longer than most octopus species. Males live about 4 years and females about 3.5 years. They usually die after breeding.

The giant Pacific octopus is one of the largest species of octopods. Its reddish-brown body, called the mantle, plus four pairs of arms, measure on average about 16 feet long from arm tip to arm tip. The record weight for a Pacific giant is 600 pounds, but most weigh about 50 to 90 pounds. Newly hatched young are the size of a grain of rice.

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The next tank on display...

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Love your boxfish pix, Arg!!

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Love your boxfish pix, Arg!!

Glad u like the pics.

The boxfish are such interesting subjects to photograph.

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American Lobster (Homarus americanus)