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Yellow box fish

Ostracion cubicus

Photo by The MnMs
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Field Notes

Description:

This is a juvenile of the species. May have been around 20 cm long.

Habitat:

Reefs and walls. Gulf of Thailand.

Reference Links:

Yellow boxfish

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
The MnMs
Box and puffers are very much alike..I also confuse them until I find their ID in the fish guides
rozarats
Cool, I thought it was a puffer fish

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Biodiversity of Thailand
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PublishedMay 22, 2011

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