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Spotted Boxfish - Ostracion meleagris Squarish shaped like a box, this Spotted Boxfish - Ostracion meleagris is black on the flattened top with white spots.  Both its sides are blue in colour with yellow spots. Anilao,Boxfish,Fish,Geotagged,Ostracion meleagris,Philippines,White-spotted boxfish,Winter Click/tap to enlarge

Spotted Boxfish - Ostracion meleagris

Squarish shaped like a box, this Spotted Boxfish - Ostracion meleagris is black on the flattened top with white spots. Both its sides are blue in colour with yellow spots.

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''Ostracion meleagris'', the White-spotted boxfish, is a species of boxfish found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is found on reefs at depths of from 1 to 30 metres . This species grows to a length of 25 centimetres TL. Males and females differ in colour: males are blackish on the back with white spots, and have bluish sides with bright yellowish bands and spots. Females and juveniles are dark brown to blackish with white spots.

Species identified by Albert Kang
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Sep 12, 2016. Captured Feb 27, 2015 10:10 in Mabini Circumferential Rd, Mabini, Batangas, Philippines.
  • DSC-RX100
  • f/10.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO100
  • 10.4mm