Ostracion meleagris
Spotted Boxfish
As recorded: Ostracion meleagris Shaw, 1796
Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Ostraciidae
- Collected by
- "Tanager" Expedition
- Date
- 1923
- Locality
- Laysan
- Island
- Laysan
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Ostracion meleagris observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,781 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Puerto Vallarta, MX-JA, MX
(c) Erick Sosa R., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Pacific Ocean, Galapagos, EC
(c) Itai Grisaru, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Karangasem, Bali, ID
(c) Max, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Díli, Timor-Leste
(c) Roxanne Lazarus, 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)
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Cite this specimen
Ostracion meleagris. BPBM 5057. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37856221. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/5057.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37856221 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Collection date fields disagree
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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