Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Whitley's Boxfish
Ostracion whitleyi
Whitley's Boxfish
Category: Boxfishes
Scientific Name: Ostracion whitleyi
Size: Up to 6 in. (15 cm)  
Depth: 10-100 ft. (3-30 m)
Distribution: Hawaii, Line Islands, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
     └Balistoidei (Suborder)
      └Ostraciidae (Family) Boxfishes
       └Ostracion (Genus)
        └O. whitleyi (Species)
WoRMS ID: 278937🔗
iNaturalist ID: 126807🔗

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