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

Bluering angelfish
(Pomacanthus annularis)

Dusky damselfish
(Stegastes fuscus)

Eastern red scorpionfish
(Scorpaena jacksoniensis)

Green moray eel
(Gymnothorax funebris)

Guineafowl puffer
(Arothron meleagris)

Longsnout seahorse
(Hippocampus reidi)

Orange striped triggerfish
(Balistapus undulatus)

Whitecheek monocle bream
(Scolopsis vosmeri)
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