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Spotted Boxfish - Ostracion meleagris Spotted Boxfish - Ostracion meleagris are black to dark brown with white spots; blue head and sides with bright orange body spots, pale pinkish area below eye. Boxfish,Fish,Maldives,Ostracion meleagris,White-spotted boxfish Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

Spotted Boxfish - Ostracion meleagris

Spotted Boxfish - Ostracion meleagris are black to dark brown with white spots; blue head and sides with bright orange body spots, pale pinkish area below eye.

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''Ostracion meleagris'', the White-spotted boxfish, is a species of boxfish found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is found on reefs at depths of from 1 to 30 metres . This species grows to a length of 25 centimetres TL. Males and females differ in colour: males are blackish on the back with white spots, and have bluish sides with bright yellowish bands and spots. Females and juveniles are dark brown to blackish with white spots.

Species identified by Albert Kang
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Apr 22, 2018. Captured Mar 13, 2018 18:43.
  • TG-5
  • f/6.3
  • 1/200s
  • ISO200
  • 18mm