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)
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(Bodianus axillaris)

Blue-green chromis
(Chromis viridis)

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(Amblyeleotris wheeleri)

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(Seriola dumerili)

Orange striped triggerfish
(Balistapus undulatus)

Striped remora
(Echeneis naucrates)

Tomato grouper
(Cephalopholis sonnerati)

Tropical flounder
(Bothus mancus)
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