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Yellow boxfish

Ostracion cubicus

Photo by NicoleB
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Red Sea near Coral reefs

Notes:

Taken from a Glass bottom boat

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Yellow boxfish

Species ID Suggestions

Yellow Boxfish

Ostracion cubicus

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SamanthaCraven
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Comments (2)
NicoleB
From what I've found, he is. I'll just add it as one & if he's something else, someone might tell me ;-) Thanks!
SamanthaCraven
It looks like a yellow boxfish, but not sure if you get that exact species in the Red Sea!

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Global Coral Reef Monitoring
Mission
Biodiversity in Egypt

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PublishedAugust 2, 2011

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