#2308 · 🐟 fish
Spotted Boxfish
Ostracion meleagris
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- 1. © Nigel Marsh · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 2. © Harry Rosenthal · CC BY-NC 4.0
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- 9. © Rino · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 10. © divercraig · CC BY-NC 4.0
what is it?
Ostracion meleagris , the White-spotted boxfish , is a species of boxfish found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. 4 ft). 8 in) 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...
base stats
Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).
fun facts
- No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
- 5,008 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- About 25 cm long.
- Scientifically named by George Shaw in 1796 (230 years ago).
fact sheet
- English
- Spotted Boxfish
- scientific name
- Ostracion meleagris
- class
- Actinopterygii
- order
- Tetraodontiformes
- family
- Ostraciidae
- IUCN Red List
- LC · least concern
- sightings in NL
- 0
- sightings worldwide
- 5,008
- GBIF records in NL
- 0
- weight
- —
- length
- 25 cm
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1796 by George Shaw
IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.
relatives· Ostraciidae
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 47527, Wikidata Q497346, GBIF 5213770, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.