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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(Naso caeruleacauda)

Gray triggerfish
(Balistes capriscus)

John dory
(Zeus faber)

Lookdown
(Selene vomer)

Purple anthias
(Pseudanthias tuka)

Ringneck blenny
(Parablennius pilicornis)

Scalyhead sculpin
(Artedius harringtoni)

Scarlet soldierfish
(Myripristis pralinia)
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