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Spotted Boxfish
Ostracion meleagris
5,031 observations in the source records
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
What the records say
- 5,031 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Hawaiian Spotted TobyCanthigaster jactator
Yellow BoxfishOstracion cubicum
Guineafowl PufferArothron meleagris
Spotted Sharpnose PufferCanthigaster punctatissima
Spotted TrunkfishLactophrys bicaudalis
Spotted TobyCanthigaster solandri
Bluetail BoxfishOstracion cyanurus
Smooth TrunkfishLactophrys triqueter
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Hawaii | 2,041 |
|---|---|
| United States | 1,787 |
| Indonesia | 67 |
| Mexico | 44 |
| Bali | 31 |
| South Africa | 22 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 21 |
| Ecuador | 17 |
| Galápagos | 17 |
| Colima | 16 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Ray-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii |
| Order | Puffers and Filefishes · Tetraodontiformes |
| Family | Boxfishes · Ostraciidae |
| Genus | Ostracion |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Spotted Boxfish with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.