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Ostracion tuberculatus - English
URL: http://www.fortunecity.com/skyscraper/windows/1972/id182.htm

Photos.

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Ostracion cubicus Linnaeus - Korean
URL: http://www.kunsan.ac.kr/fishes/fish230/fish219.html

Images.

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Boxfish Black (Female) Ostracion meleagris - English
URL: http://www.marinedepotlive.com/783474.html

The Ostracion meleagris grows up to 6 inches. The small size will come to you generally 1 to 2 inches; the medium generally 2 to 3 inches; the large generally 3 to 5 inches. The Boxfish Black (Female) prefers a tank of at least 60 gallons with plenty of places to hide & swim. The Ostracion meleagris is a omnivore and likes to eat variety of chopped foods (meats & veggies), bloodworms or live brine shrimp.

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Cubicus Ostracion cubicus - English
URL: http://www.marinedepotlive.com/783554.html

The Ostracion cubicus grows up to 18 inches. The small size will come to you generally 1 to 2 inches; the medium generally 2 to 3 inches; the large generally 3 to 5 inches. The Cubicus prefers a tank of at least 150 gallons with plenty of places to hide & swim. The Ostracion cubicus is a omnivore and likes to eat variety of chopped foods (meats & veggies), bloodworms or live brine shrimp.

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Polka-dot Boxfish, Ostracion cubicus - English
URL: http://www.exotictropicals.com/encyclo/marine/puffers/polkadotbox.htm

The Polka-dot boxfish has an almost perfectly shaped cube for a body. It is yellow or cream colored with dark-blue spots. As they grow older the body becomes more elongated and the color can change to different colors, but mainly a yellow-green. The spots turn white with blue rings around them. This is a juvenile, the adult gets up to 18 inches.

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Male Spotted boxfish, Ostracion meleagris - English
URL: http://www.divegallery.com/boxfish_spotted.htm

Boxfish are much different than conventional scaled fish. Instead of overlapping scales they have hexagonal bony plates which are fused together to form a rigid body case. As with other fish, a mucus layer covers the entire body, making them feel slippery to the touch-- but the boxfish' s mucus layer contains a strong toxin.

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Yellow boxfish juvenile, Ostracion cubicus - English
URL: http://www.divegallery.com/boxfish.htm

This is a common variety of boxfish, closely related to the cowfish in gallery III and pufferfish in gallery III. As with the cowfish, this fish uses its mouth to blow tiny jets of water into the muddy or sandy bottom, stirring the small invertebrates composing its omnivore diet. This one is about one and a half inches in length. The adult appears more elongated and looks much different in color scheme, with larger fins and thicker caudal fin base in proportion to the body.

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OSTRACION CUBITUS - French
URL: http://users.skynet.be/poissons/ostracio.htm

Milieu naturel: prairies alguaires et récifs coralliens.

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OSTRACION MELEAGRIS - French
URL: http://users.skynet.be/poissons/ostraci.htm

Milieu naturel : récifs corallienssur la face calme arientée vers le lagon.

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