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Animal realm > Chordates > Vertebrates > Bony fishes > Tetraodontiformes > Boxfishes > Striped box fish (male)

Striped box fish (male)

Scientific name : Ostracion solorensis


Typical box-shaped fish, the male is blue with light blue spots on the back, lines on head and upper sides, larger spots toward the tail. The female is golden yellow with black stripes. 11 cm. Slightly resembling Ostracion meleagris, but the male has never yellow spots, the female is clearly distinguished by the striped colour pattern.


Habitat: Reef external slope, Reef front

Distribution: Western Pacific

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