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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(Lutjanus ehrenbergii)

Blacktip grouper
(Epinephelus fasciatus)

Blueface angelfish
(Pomacanthus xanthometopon)

Orange spotted prawn goby
(Amblyeleotris guttata)

Redspotted hawkfish
(Amblycirrhitus pinos)

Slender filefish
(Monacanthus tuckeri)

Sunset wrasse
(Thalassoma lutescens)

Tailspot goby
(Amblygobius albimaculatus)
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