Scientific name: Ostracion cubicus
Size: Up to 17.7 inches
Color: brown to blue, yellow
Distinguishing feature: Shape of rectangular box. White tasks circled in blue or black
Where did we see it: Bali and Gili, Zanzibar, Thailand, Mayotte, Maldives, Raja Ampat
Scientific name: Ostracion cubicus
Size: Up to 17.7 inches
Color: brown to blue, yellow
Distinguishing feature: Shape of rectangular box. White tasks circled in blue or black
Where did we see it: Bali and Gili, Zanzibar, Thailand, Mayotte, Maldives, Raja Ampat
The juvenile is yellow with black dots. They are generally found near the "Acropora" corals.
The Yellow boxfish feeds mainly on algae but also invertebrates.
Thanks to his fins, he is able to go out of his way, back up or turn around, a bit like a helicopter.
It's a solitary species and quite fearful with divers.
