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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(Gymnothorax zonipectis)

Blackeye goby
(Rhinogobiops nicholsii)

Leaf scorpionfish
(Taenianotus triacanthus)

Red indian fish
(Pataecus fronto)

Sixbar angelfish
(Pomacanthus sexstriatus)

Staghorn damselfish
(Amblyglyphidodon curacao)

Striated frogfish
(Antennarius striatus)

Target shrimp goby
(Cryptocentrus strigilliceps)
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