Spotted Boxfish (Ostracion meleagris)
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Spotted Boxfish
Spotted Boxfish
Ostracion meleagris
681 Litres (180 US G.)
20.3-25.4cm (8-10 ")
8.2 - 8.4
22.2-25.6°C (72 -78 °F)
8-12 °d
1:1 M:F
5-8 years
Family
Ostraciidae
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Additional names
- Blue Boxfish, Black Boxfish, Whitespotted Boxfish
Additional scientific names
- Ostracion lentiginosus, Ostracion punctatus, Ostracium sebae, Ostracion camurum, Ostracion clippertonense
Origin[edit]
- Indo-Pacific and Eastern Pacific: East Africa to the Mexico, north to southern Japan and the Hawaiian Islands, south to New Caledonia and the Tuamoto Islands. The subspecies Ostracion meleagris camurum is found in the Hawaiian Islands and Ostracion meleagris clippertonense in the Eastern Pacific. Species replaced by Ostracion cyanurus in Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
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External links[edit]
- Fishbase (Mirrors: Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination)
