Spotted boxfish
Ostracion meleagris
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A boxfish from the Indian and Pacific Oceans, from East Africa to Mexico, from reefs at 1 to 30 metres. It reaches 25 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Ostracion meleagris
- Family
- Ostraciidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Ostraciidae
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Ostracion camurum, Ostracion clippertonense, Ostracion lentiginosus, Ostracion meleagris meleagris, Ostracion punctatus, Ostracion sebae, Ostracium sebae
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia, América do Sul, África, América do Norte
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 25 cm
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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