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Identification
Ostracion cubicus (Black-spotted boxfish)
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Luzon Island, Philippines
From this view, the cubic shape of the same juvenile yellow boxfish is most apparent. Faint outlines of the hexagonally-shaped, fused bony plates are also visible.
Jeffrey N. Jeffords (photographer; copyright holder; identification)
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