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Ostracion meleagris (Spotted Boxfish)
Scientific name: Ostracion meleagris

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: Spotted Boxfish
Locations: Hawaii, Indo-Pacific
Group: Marine LifeFishBoxfishes

Females are black with white spots. Males are a brilliant blue on the side, with yellow-orange highlights.

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Ostracion meleagris (Spotted Boxfish)
Ostracion meleagris (Spotted Boxfish)
Ostracion meleagris (Spotted Boxfish)
Ostracion meleagris (Spotted Boxfish)
Ostracion meleagris (Spotted Boxfish)
Ostracion meleagris (Spotted Boxfish)
Ostracion meleagris (Spotted Boxfish)
Ostracion meleagris (Spotted Boxfish)
Ostracion meleagris (Spotted Boxfish)
Ostracion meleagris (Spotted Boxfish)
Ostracion meleagris (Spotted Boxfish)
Ostracion meleagris (Spotted Boxfish)
Ostracion meleagris (Spotted Boxfish)
Ostracion meleagris (Spotted Boxfish)
Ostracion meleagris (Spotted Boxfish)
Ostracion meleagris (Spotted Boxfish)
Ostracion meleagris (Spotted Boxfish)
Ostracion meleagris (Spotted Boxfish)
Ostracion meleagris (Spotted Boxfish)
Ostracion meleagris (Spotted Boxfish)
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