Ostracion meleagris
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| Ostracion meleagris | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Ostraciidae |
| Genus: | Ostracion |
| Species: | O. meleagris |
| Binomial name | |
| Ostracion meleagris G. Shaw, 1796 | |
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 (3.3 to 98.4 ft). This species grows to a length of 25 centimetres (9.8 in) TL.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Ostracion meleagris" in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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