Ostracion meleagris
Spotted Boxfish
As recorded: Ostracion meleagris Shaw, 1796
Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Ostraciidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- October 30, 1973
- Locality
- Mauritius; E coast; Trou d'Eau Douce; lagoon reef
- Island
- Mauritius
- Depth
- 3 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 30, 1973, J.E. Randall also collected 7 other specimens.
Ostracion meleagris observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,775 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Pacific Ocean, Galapagos, EC
(c) Itai Grisaru, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Karangasem, Bali, ID
(c) Maxwell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) Scott Ruybalid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
GRCV+334, Metinaro, Timor-Leste
(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
GRCV+334, Metinaro, Timor-Leste
(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
MU
(c) jmargand87, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Ostracion meleagris. BPBM 20100. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37855764. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/20100.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37855764 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026