The Yellow boxfish, Ostracion cubicus, is a boxfish of the genusOstracion, and can be found in reefs throughout the Pacific Ocean andIndian Ocean as well as the south eastern Atlantic Ocean. It reaches a maximum length of 45 cm.
As the name suggests, it is box shaped. When juvenile, it is very bright yellow in color. As it ages, the brightness fades and very old specimens will have blue-grey coloration with the faded yellow. It feeds mainly on algae, but will also feed on sponges, crustaceans and mollusks.
Yellow boxfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Tetraodontiformes
Family:
Ostraciidae
Genus:
Ostracion
Species:
O. cubicus
Binomial name
Ostracion cubicus
Linnaeus, 1758
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