Yellow boxfish
Ostracion cubicum
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A boxfish from reefs of the Pacific and Indian Oceans and the southeastern Atlantic, yellow with black spots.
- Scientific name
- Ostracion cubicum
- Family
- Ostraciidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Ostraciidae
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Ostacion cubicus, Ostracion argus, Ostracion cubicua, Ostracion cubicus, Ostracion tuberculatus
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia, África
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 45 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Omnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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