Spotted Boxfish
Ostracion meleagris
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Family
- Ostraciidae
- Genus
- Ostracion
- Species
- Ostracion meleagris
The spotted boxfish (Ostracion meleagris) is a small boxfish with white spots on a dark body; males have blue sides.
It feeds on algae, sponges and small invertebrates and is protected by its hard body and skin toxins.
In the Philippines it is found on clear reefs.