Moorea, French Polynesia
Male
Moorea, French Polynesia
Male
Moorea, French Polynesia
Male
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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Tetraodontiformes (Order)
└Balistoidei (Suborder)
└Ostraciidae (Family)
└Ostracion (Genus)
└O. whitleyi (Species)
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