Yellow Boxfish (Ostracion cubicus) - Marine Life - Liveaboard Diving
Yellow Boxfish (Ostracion cubicus) - Marine Life - Liveaboard Diving

Yellow Boxfish

Yellow Boxfish are very popular & photogenic reef fish in the Indo-Pacific region and can be found in other parts of the world, as well. They swim slowy and they are brightly coloured, so therefore could be an easy target for predators. However, their bright colouration is a sign to potential predators that they contain strong toxins.

Yellow Boxfish (Ostracion cubicus) swims across the reef
Indo-Pacific Yellow Boxfish (Ostracion cubicus)
Credit: Helen Holmgren
Yellow Boxfish (adult male)
A male adult Yellow Boxfish in Egypt
Credit: Aida Karamesic
Yellow Boxfish Ostracion cubicus
Scientific Rank
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata (Chordates)
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes (Pufferfish, Triggerfish, & Filefish)
Family: Ostraciidae (Ostraciidae)
Genus: Ostracion (Ostracion)
Species: Ostracion cubicus
Size
Average Size: 30 centimetres

No Troubles Just Bubbles' divers who recently saw Yellow Boxfish

Fran
Spotted in: Thailand Thailand
Diving from boat: MV Pawara
Trip destinations: Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Richelieu Rock
When: Feb 2024
Robert
Spotted in: Thailand Thailand
Diving from boat: MV Explorer
Trip destinations: Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Tachai, Surin Islands, Richelieu Rock
When: Feb 2024
Natalia G
Spotted in: Thailand Thailand
Diving from boat: MV Koon 9
Trip destinations: Richelieu Rock, Surin Islands, Koh Tachai
When: Jan 2024
tomas
Spotted in: Thailand Thailand
Diving from boat: Lapat
Trip destinations: Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Richelieu Rock
When: Jan 2024
Michelle
Spotted in: Thailand Thailand
Diving from boat: Manta Queen 7
Trip destinations: Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Richelieu Rock, Boonsung Wreck
When: Apr 2023
Mark
Spotted in: Thailand Thailand
Diving from boat: Lapat
Trip destinations: Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Richelieu Rock
When: Mar 2023
Fabio
Spotted in: Thailand Thailand
Diving from boat: Lapat
Trip destinations: Richelieu Rock, Koh Bon
When: Jan 2023
Sandy Boe
Spotted in: Thailand Thailand
Diving from boat: Lapat
Trip destinations: Koh Bon, Richelieu Rock, Surin Islands
When: Dec 2022
Tam
Spotted in: Thailand Thailand
Diving from boat: Lapat
Trip destinations: Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Richelieu Rock
When: Dec 2022
Alex Lindsay
Spotted in: Thailand Thailand
Diving from boat: Andaman
Trip destinations: Koh Tachai, Richelieu Rock, Koh Surin
When: May 2022
Joel Rajesh
Spotted in: Thailand Thailand
Diving from boat: Andaman
Trip destinations: Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Richelieu Rock
When: Apr 2022

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