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Juvenile yellow boxfish

Scientific name: Ostracion cubicus

Size: Up to 5.9 inches for juveniles

Color: Yellow

Distinguishing feature: He has black dots all over his yellow body which is very square when young.

Where did we see it: Bali and Gili, Zanzibar, Thailand, Mayotte, Maldives, Raja Ampat

Juvenile yellow boxfish of Raja Ampat

Juvenile yellow boxfish

Scientific name: Ostracion cubicus

Size: Up to 5.9 inches for juveniles

Color: Yellow

Distinguishing feature: He has black dots all over his yellow body which is very square when young.

Where did we see it: Bali and Gili, Zanzibar, Thailand, Mayotte, Maldives, Raja Ampat

In detail

This fish is quite shy when it is juvenile, it tends to hide behind a coral when you get too close!

It changes color when growing, to become yellow or brown with electric blue spots.

The different species of Boxfish we have seen

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