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Species' English Name |
yellow boxfish |
Species' Latin Name |
ostracion cubicus |
Max Length |
45.0 cm |
Environment |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 1 - 280 m |
Climate |
tropical; 30°N - 32°S |
| Distribution | Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian and Tuamoto islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Lord Howe Island. The Red Sea population differs slightly in coloration and has been known as Ostracion argus; closely related to Ostracion immaculatus from southern Japan. Southeast Atlantic: south coast of South Africa |
| Morphology | Juveniles bright yellow with black spots; the spots decrease proportionately and the bright yellow becomes a dirty mustard with growth; large adults become bluish with yellowish seams between the plates. |
| Notes | Inhabit lagoon and semi-sheltered seaward reefs. Juveniles often among Acropora corals |
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