BPBM 23615Ichthyology
Ostracion meleagris
Spotted Boxfish
As recorded: Ostracion meleagris Shaw, 1796
Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Ostraciidae
- Collected by
- R/V "Townsend Cromwell" cruise 32, station 40station →V Townsend Cromwell cruise 32 →
- Date
- August 16, 1967
- Locality
- Oahu; 30 miles SW of Barbers Point
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- United States
- Coordinates
- 20.9833, -158.4830
- Depth
- 15 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On August 16, 1967, R/V "Townsend Cromwell" cruise 32, station 40 also collected 1 other specimen.
Cite this specimen
Ostracion meleagris. BPBM 23615. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37856821. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/23615.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37856821 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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