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Yellow boxfish
Ostracion cubicus
Distribution: Indian Ocean, Pacific, Caribbean Sea. Description: They are characterized by an outer shell formed of hexagonal plates forming a true bone weave. The mouth is protrusible and teeth are welded into a plaque. the dress is yellow, dotted with black spots. Size of 40 to 60 cm. Habitat: reef species, generally moves only in shallow waters. They are slow but very mobile. Under stress, they can secrete a toxin dangerous to other fish. The species is hermaphrodite. Food: They are omnivores (invertebrates, small crustaceans, molluscs, algae and sponges). |
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Taxonomic classification
| Phylum: | chordata | Class: | Actinopterygii | Sub class: | Neopterygii | To print in "PDF" format |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes | Sub order: | tetraodontoidei | Family: | Ostraciidae | |
| Genus: | Ostracion | Species: | cubicus | Descriptor: | Linnae, 1758 |  |