Ostracion meleagris Whitespotted boxfish

Ostracion meleagrisis commonly referred to as Whitespotted boxfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Veldig vanskelig. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic.

Profile

lexID:

1989 

AphiaID:

219905 

Scientific:

Ostracion meleagris 

German:

Weißtüfpel-Kofferfisch 

English:

Whitespotted Boxfish 

Category:

Koffertfisk  

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Ostraciidae (Family) > Ostracion (Genus) > meleagris (Species) 

Initial determination:

Shaw, 1796 

Occurrence:

(the) Maldives, American Samoa, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Austral Islands, Australia, Bali, China, Christmas Islands, Cook Islands, East Africa, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Flores, French Polynesia, Galapagos Islands, Gambier Islands, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Hawaii, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Komodo (Komodo Island), Lord Howe Island, Marquesas Islands, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Ogasawara Islands, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Réunion , Samoa, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Tahiti, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, The Bangai Archipelago, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Seychelles, the Society Islands, Togean Islands, Tonga, Tuamoto Islands, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Western Australia 

Sea depth:

1 - 30 Meter 

Size:

up to 9.84" (25 cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 78.8 °F (22°C - 26°C) 

Food:

Brine Shrimps, Clam meat, Flakes, Frozen Food (large sort), Invertebrates, Living Food, Mysis, Schrimps, Shrimps, Smelts, Snails 

Tank:

219.98 gal (~ 1000L)  

Difficulty:

Veldig vanskelig 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Ostracion cyanurus
  Blauschwanz-Kofferfisch - Arabischer Kofferfisch
• Ostracion immaculatus
• 
  Ostracion meleagris
  Weißtüfpel-Kofferfisch
• 
  Ostracion rhinorhynchos
  Nashorn-Kofferfisch
• Ostracion solorensis
• 
  Ostracion trachys
  Mauritius Kofferfisch
• 
  Ostracion whitleyi
  Kofferfisch

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Ostracion cubicum
  Gewöhnlicher Kofferfisch, Gelbbrauner Kofferfisch
• 
  Ostracion immaculatum
  Japanischer Kofferfisch
• 
  Ostracion solorense
  Kofferfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2006-08-04 23:23:03 

Last edit:

2022-02-18 17:58:47 

Toxicity

Ostracion meleagris is (very) poisonous and the poison can kill you under circumstances!!!
If you want to keep Ostracion meleagris, inform yourself about the poison and its effects before buying. Keep a note with the telephone number of the poison emergency call and all necessary information about the animal next to your aquarium so that you can be helped quickly in an emergency.
The telephone numbers of the poison emergency call can be found here:
[overview_and_url_DE]
Overview Worldwide: eapcct.org

This message appears for poisonous, very poisonous and also animals whose poison can kill you immediately. Every human reacts differently to poisons. Please therefore weigh the risk for yourself AND your environment very carefully, and never act lightly!

Info

Stockliste

• Aqzeno
• Korallen-Outlet Riederich

Pictures

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