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Yellow boxfish

Ostracion cubicus

Description:

It is box shaped. When juvenile, it is very bright yellow in color. As it ages, the brightness fades and very old specimens will have blue-grey coloration with the faded yellow. It feeds mainly on algae, but will also feed on sponges, crustaceans and mollusks.

Habitat:

coral reefs

Notes:

Tioman island, pahang Malaysia

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2 Comments

Palaimon
Palaimon 12 years ago

nice picture!!

ambientidm
ambientidm 12 years ago

love this!

ARtPeNnography
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ARtPeNnography

Johor, Malaysia

Spotted on Jul 23, 2011
Submitted on Aug 23, 2011

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