| Ostraciidae (Boxfishes) |
| 30 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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reef-associated; marine; depth range - 60 m |
| Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to southern Japan and New Caledonia (Ref. 11897). |
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Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 9-10. Males with blue line and spots that fade rapidly (Ref. 3141).
Description: Characterized further by pale grey to yellowish brown color with darker brown network of hexagons and small blue spots or large spots enclosing stellate pale lines; triangular carapace with moderately elevated dorsal ridge containing two small spines on middle portion; straight to slightly concave dorsal profile of snout; truncate to slightly rounded caudal fin; dorsal and ventral ridges of postlarval juvenile with large spines (Ref. 90102). |
| Enters muddy bays or estuaries; usually with large remote sponges (Ref. 48637). Solitary. Also found in seagrass and weed bottoms of coastal reefs (Ref. 90102). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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