Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesia

Yellow Boxfish
Ostracion cubicus
Yellow Boxfish
Category: Boxfishes
Scientific Name: Ostracion cubicus
Size: 12 to 18 in. (30 to 45 cm), Juvenile 1 to 3 in. (3 to 8 cm)  
Depth: 6-150 ft. (2-45 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Australia, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
      └Ostraciidae (Family)
       └Ostracion (Genus)
        └O. cubicus (Species)

Odd-Shaped Swimmers
Boxfishes

Yellow Boxfish (Juvenile)

Yellow Boxfish (Intermediate Adult)

Yellow Boxfish (Adult)

Spotted Boxfish (Male)

Spotted Boxfish (Female)

Longhorn Cowfish

Thornback Cowfish



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