Sealife guideThe spotted boxfishOstracion meleagris

Last updated on 03/11/2024 at 11:40 PM
Taxonomy
Within the same genus
Reticulate boxfish (Ostracion solorensis)
Reticulate boxfish
(Ostracion solorensis)
Yellow boxfish (Ostracion cubicus)
Yellow boxfish
(Ostracion cubicus)
Within the same family
Honeycomb cowfish (Acanthostracion polygonium)
Honeycomb cowfish
(Acanthostracion polygonium)
Scrawled cowfish (Acanthostracion quadricornis)
Scrawled cowfish
(Acanthostracion quadricornis)
Smooth trunkfish (Rhinesomus triqueter)
Smooth trunkfish
(Rhinesomus triqueter)
Spotted trunkfish (Lactophrys bicaudalis)
Spotted trunkfish
(Lactophrys bicaudalis)
Thornback cowfish (Lactoria fornasini)
Thornback cowfish
(Lactoria fornasini)
Discover also
Bluescaled wrasse (Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura)
Bluescaled wrasse
(Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura)
Bump-head sunfish (Mola alexandrini)
Bump-head sunfish
(Mola alexandrini)
Darkfin hind (Cephalopholis urodeta)
Darkfin hind
(Cephalopholis urodeta)
Eastern triangle butterflyfish (Chaetodon baronessa)
Eastern triangle butterflyfish
(Chaetodon baronessa)
Horned bannerfish (Heniochus varius)
Horned bannerfish
(Heniochus varius)
Short bigeye (Pristigenys alta)
Short bigeye
(Pristigenys alta)
Spotgill cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus chrysopomus)
Spotgill cardinalfish
(Ostorhinchus chrysopomus)
Steel pompano (Trachinotus stilbe)
Steel pompano
(Trachinotus stilbe)
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