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
African coris (Coris cuvieri)
African coris
(Coris cuvieri)
Blackwedged butterflyfish (Chaetodon falcula)
Blackwedged butterflyfish
(Chaetodon falcula)
Goldbelly damselfish (Pomacentrus auriventris)
Goldbelly damselfish
(Pomacentrus auriventris)
Mediterranean moray eel (Muraena helena)
Mediterranean moray eel
(Muraena helena)
Pale damselfish (Amblyglyphidodon indicus)
Pale damselfish
(Amblyglyphidodon indicus)
Palette surgeonfish (Paracanthurus hepatus)
Palette surgeonfish
(Paracanthurus hepatus)
Splendid toadfish (Sanopus splendidus)
Splendid toadfish
(Sanopus splendidus)
Whitecheek monocle bream (Scolopsis vosmeri)
Whitecheek monocle bream
(Scolopsis vosmeri)
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