Spotted Boxfish
Ostracion meleagris
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 3,322
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The spotted boxfish (Ostracion meleagris), also known as the black boxfish, ornate boxfish or white-spotted boxfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ostraciidae, the boxfishes. This species is found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It occurs on reefs at depths of from 1 to 30 metres (3.3 to 98.4 feet).
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Spotted boxfish”.