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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(Megalops atlanticus)

Banded pipefish
(Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus)

Black-spot surgeonfish
(Acanthurus bariene)

Goldlined spinefoot
(Siganus guttatus)

Honeycomb filefish
(Cantherhines pardalis)

Northern stargazer
(Astroscopus guttatus)

Semicircle angelfish
(Pomacanthus semicirculatus)

Yellowfin surgeonfish
(Acanthurus xanthopterus)
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