Yellow Boxfish
Ostracion cubicus
Ostraciidaefish45cm / 18inLeast Concern
About Yellow Boxfish.
Cube-shaped fish that is bright yellow with black spots as a juvenile, puttering around ledges and lagoon bommies.
Where it lives.
Lagoons, reef ledges, rubble patches
How it behaves.
Slow hovering swimmer, secretes toxin when stressed