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Spotted Boxfish (Ostracion meleagris)
FishverifiedLeast Concern

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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About
Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

0–30 m

Max size

25 cm

Taxonomy
Class

Teleostei

Order

Tetraodontiformes

Family

Ostraciidae

Where to find it
Other species in Ostraciidae
Spotted Trunkfish (Lactophrys bicaudalis)

Lactophrys bicaudalis

Spotted Trunkfish

Black-Spotted Boxfish (Ostracion cubicum)

Ostracion cubicum

Black-Spotted Boxfish

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

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