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

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(Myripristis jacobus)

Blackstripe cardinalfish
(Ostorhinchus nigrofasciatus)

Jansen's wrasse
(Thalassoma jansenii)

Melon butterflyfish
(Chaetodon trifasciatus)

Orange spotted filefish
(Oxymonacanthus longirostris)

Redmouth grouper
(Aethaloperca rogaa)

Speckled butterflyfish
(Chaetodon citrinellus)

Spotted drum
(Equetus punctatus)
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