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Black-Spotted Boxfish (Ostracion cubicum)
FishverifiedLeast Concern

Ostracion cubicum

Linnaeus, 1758

Black-Spotted Boxfish

Also known as: Yellow Boxfish, Bluespotted Boxfish, Cube Trunkfish

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About

Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

1–280 m

Max size

45 cm

Diet

Variable

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Tetraodontiformes

Family

Ostraciidae

Other species in Ostraciidae

Spotted Trunkfish (Lactophrys bicaudalis)

Lactophrys bicaudalis

Spotted Trunkfish

Scrawled Cowfish (Acanthostracion quadricornis)

Acanthostracion quadricornis

Scrawled Cowfish

Honeycomb Cowfish (Acanthostracion polygonium)

Acanthostracion polygonium

Honeycomb Cowfish

Buffalo Trunkfish (Lactophrys trigonus)

Lactophrys trigonus

Buffalo Trunkfish

Smooth Trunkfish (Lactophrys triqueter)

Lactophrys triqueter

Smooth Trunkfish

Spotted Boxfish (Ostracion meleagris)

Ostracion meleagris

Spotted Boxfish

Image: © Francois Libert (CC-BY-NC-SA) · iNaturalist (CC-BY-NC-SA) · source