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Ostracion meleagris

Shaw, 1796

Spotted Boxfish

Also known as: Whitespotted Boxfish, Black Box-Fish, Blue-Spotted Boxfish, Ornate Boxfish, Spotted Trunkfish, Pahu

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Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Tetraodontiformes

Family

Ostraciidae

Where to find it

rare

Panama (Pacific)

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Honeycomb Cowfish

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Smooth Trunkfish