Black-spotted BoxfishOstracion cubicus
Facts
45.0 cm
Box Fish, Boxfish, Boxy, Cube Trunkfish, Cubical Boxfish, Ocellated Box Fish, Polkadot Boxfish, Spotted Box Fish, Yellow Boxfish
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa (Ref. 3141) to the Hawaiian and Tuamoto islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Lord Howe Island. The Red Sea population differs slightly in coloration and has been known as Ostracion argus; closely related to Ostracion immaculatus from southern Japan. Southeast Atlantic: south coast of South Africa (Ref. 3141).
source: FishBase
Description
The Yellow boxfish, Ostracion cubicus, is a boxfish of the genus Ostracion, and can be found in reefs throughout the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean as well as the south eastern Atlantic Ocean. It reaches a maximum length of 45 cm.As the name suggests, 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.
In 2006, Mercedes-Benz unveiled its Bionic concept car, inspired by the Yellow boxfish. [http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/03/08/cars.fish.popsci/index.html]
source: Wikipedia
