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Ostracion cubicum (Yellow Boxfish)
Scientific name: Ostracion cubicum

Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia → Phylum Chordata → Subphylum Vertebrata → Infraphylum Gnathostomata → Parvphylum Osteichthyes → Gigaclass Actinopterygii → Class Actinopteri → Subclass Teleostei → Order Tetraodontiformes → Family Ostraciidae → Genus Ostracion

Common name: Yellow Boxfish
Locations: Indo-Pacific
Group: Marine LifeFishBoxfishes

Young adults have oscellated spots and lack the yellow web on the face.  Juveniles are more brightly yellow, with black spots.

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Ostracion cubicum (Yellow Boxfish)
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