Fish · La Saladita, Guerrero

Spotted Boxfish

Ostracion meleagris

Spanish: cofre moteado

Spotted Boxfish (Ostracion meleagris)
Photographed by motmot11 on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

Ostracion meleagris, the White-spotted boxfish, is a species of boxfish found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is found on reefs at depths of from 1 to 30 metres (3.3 to 98.4 ft). This species grows to a length of 25 centimetres (9.8 in) TL. Males and females differ in colour: males are blackish on the back with white spots, and have bluish sides with bright yellowish bands and spots. Females and juveniles are dark brown to...

TaxonomyActinopterygii › Tetraodontiformes › Ostraciidae
Local records11 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records4,710 on iNaturalist
Most recent records2023 – 2026
Months of the 8 most recent records
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Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Spotted Boxfish (Ostracion meleagris) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/ostracion-meleagris/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.