Sealife guideThe spotted boxfishOstracion meleagris

Last updated on 03/11/2024 at 11:40 PM
Taxonomy
English names Spotted boxfish
French namesPoisson coffre pintade
Scientific nameOstracion meleagris (Böhlke & Robins, 1960)
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)
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(Cheilio inermis)
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(Gobiodon citrinus)
Immaculate pufferfish (Arothron immaculatus)
Immaculate pufferfish
(Arothron immaculatus)
Masked puffer (Arothron diadematus)
Masked puffer
(Arothron diadematus)
Narrowstripe cardinalfish (Pristiapogon exostigma)
Narrowstripe cardinalfish
(Pristiapogon exostigma)
Picarel (Spicara smaris)
Picarel
(Spicara smaris)
Striated frogfish (Antennarius striatus)
Striated frogfish
(Antennarius striatus)
Yellowsaddle goatfish (Parupeneus cyclostomus)
Yellowsaddle goatfish
(Parupeneus cyclostomus)
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