Photo Image Yellow Boxfish Ostracion cubicus

YELLOW BOXFISH

Ostracion cubicus

This species have a great a lot changing stage on color to become adult. Star in juvenile it has a very bright yellow base color with black spots from head until body. In young adult stage a small bump is show on snout tip and the color change to yellow brownish to olive with black spots on head and few dark ringed bluish spots on body. Continue at intermediate adult the bump on snout tip become tan yellow brow with dark ringed bluish spots, blue fins with black spots. The fins become blue with black spots. And at the last stage and becoming large adult the bump on snout become brownish purple with indistinct spots, often yellow crinkled line marking on head and have yellow tail base. The juvenile size is about 3-8 cm of size and when becoming adult it up to 45 cm of size.
Frequency of sightings:
Ocassional
Best time of year:
All Year Round
Divesites seen at:
Angels Window, Aw Shucks, California Dreaming, Goby A Crab, Jahir 2, Lembeh Resort House Reef, Magic Rock, Makawide, Makawide 2, Makawide 3, Nudi Falls, Nudi Retreat, Pantai Parigi, Police Pier, Police Pier 2

Taxonomical order of this critter:
Veterbrate
Reef
Odd shape
Boxfish
-	Humpback Turret Fish
-	Short Nose Boxfish
-	Spotted Boxfish
-	Yellow Boxfish