BPBM 5063Ichthyology

Ostracion meleagris

Spotted Boxfish

As recorded: Ostracion meleagris Shaw, 1796

Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Ostraciidae

Collected by: "Tanager" Expedition
Date: July 1, 1923
Locality: Johnston Atoll
Island: Johnston Atoll
Record type: Preserved specimen

60 Bishop specimens of Ostracion meleagris · collected 1901–1993Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 1, 1923, "Tanager" Expedition also collected 24+ other specimens.

Ostracion meleagris observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,783 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-11-01.

2026-11-01

Corne de Tenia, Nouvelle-Calédonie

(c) Claire Goiran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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)

2026-10-27

Díli, Timor-Leste

(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Díli, Timor-Leste

(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Ostracion meleagris. BPBM 5063. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37856842. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/5063.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37856842 ↗
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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