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Female Spotted Boxfish
Ostracion meleagris
-23.7893, 35.5409
Field Notes
Description:
...and then, in between the nudibranchs, there are the beautiful reef fish!
Common on shallow reefs and reaches 6 inches in length. Females are dark brown with small white dots overall. Males are dark blue with orange markings and black above with large white spots
Habitat:
Shallow house reef at Barra, Inhambane, Mozambique
Notes:
This fish has box-like armor as well as potent chemical defenses.
Species ID Suggestions
1
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJune 6, 2013
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