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

Aron's blenny
(Ecsenius aroni)

Black scorpionfish
(Scorpaena porcus)

Bonefish
(Albula vulpes)

Latticed butterfly
(Chaetodon rafflesii)

Painted frogfish
(Antennarius pictus)

Peacock flounder
(Bothus lunatus)

Picarel
(Spicara smaris)

Surge wrasse
(Thalassoma purpureum)
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