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Yellow box fish
Ostracion cubicus
8.58333, 97.6167
Field Notes
Description:
In this photo is the adult.
The Yellow boxfish, Ostracion cubicus, is a boxfish of the genus Ostracion, and can be found in reefs throughout the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean as well as the south eastern Atlantic Ocean. It reaches a maximum length of 45 cm.
As the name suggests, it is box shaped. When juvenile, it is very bright yellow in color. See my spotting:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6282189
As it ages, the brightness fades and very old specimens will have blue-grey coloration with the faded yellow. It feeds mainly on algae, but will also feed on sponges, crustaceans and mollusks.
Habitat:
Coral reefs.
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