OstraciidaeBoxfishes
Identification
Location
Luzon Island, Philippines
Caption
Another colorful and interesting boxfish (Ostracion meleagris), an adult male about four inches in length. The female version of this species has a little less interesting overall scheme, with nearly its entire body decorated with the same colors and pattern as the brown dorsal surface of this fish.
- Subject
- Live Animal
- Type
- Photo
- Anatomy
- Coloration/Patterning :: Disruptive Coloration (Spots/Stripes)
- Life Stages And Gender
- Adult/Sexually Mature
- Anatomy
- Male
- Anatomy
- Coloration/Patterning :: Cryptic
Contributors
Jeffrey N. Jeffords (photographer; copyright holder; identification)
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