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Animal realm > Chordates > Vertebrates > Bony fishes > Tetraodontiformes > Boxfishes > Yellow box fish (juvenile)

Yellow box fish (juvenile)

Scientific name : Ostracion cubicus


Large box fish, adults are light brown with blue spots surrounded by black spots or a black edge. Larger adults have a protruberance on the upper lip. The juveniles, more short in shape, have a bright yellow colour with black spots. 45 cm. The juveniles are often (not always) associated with stands of branching Acropora corals.

Associated organisms
The juveniles are often (not always) associated with stands of branching Acropora corals.


Habitat: Back reef, Lagoon, Reef external slope, Reef front

Distribution: Indo-Pacific

Sheet author: MASSIMO BOYER
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Ostracion cubicus juvenile DANIELE IOP
Indonesia, Bunaken
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