Sealife guideThe spotted boxfishOstracion meleagris
Last updated on 03/11/2024 at 11:40 PM
Taxonomy
Within the same genus

Reticulate boxfish
(Ostracion solorensis)

Yellow boxfish
(Ostracion cubicus)
Within the same family

Honeycomb cowfish
(Acanthostracion polygonium)

Scrawled cowfish
(Acanthostracion quadricornis)

Smooth trunkfish
(Rhinesomus triqueter)

Spotted trunkfish
(Lactophrys bicaudalis)

Thornback cowfish
(Lactoria fornasini)
Discover also

Blackspotted rubberlips
(Plectorhinchus gaterinus)

Copperbanded butterfly
(Chelmon rostratus)

Humpback unicornfish
(Naso brachycentron)

Narrow lined pufferfish
(Arothron manilensis)

Nassau grouper
(Epinephelus striatus)

Pontoh's pygmy seahorse
(Hippocampus pontohi)

Ribboned sweetlips
(Plectorhinchus polytaenia)

Tropical flounder
(Bothus mancus)
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