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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Blue-barred parrotfish
(Scarus ghobban)

Bluespotted grouper
(Cephalopholis cyanostigma)

Lemon damselfish
(Pomacentrus moluccensis)

Stoplight parrotfish
(Sparisoma viride)

Tail-spot wrasse
(Halichoeres melanurus)

Wide-eyed flounder
(Bothus podas)

Yellow and blueback fusilier
(Caesio teres)

Yellowhead wrasse
(Halichoeres garnoti)
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