Whitley's box
Ostracion whitleyi
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A boxfish from the eastern central Pacific (French Polynesia). It reaches 15.5 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Ostracion whitleyi
- Family
- Ostraciidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Ostraciidae
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Ostracion ornatus
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 15.5 cm
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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