Island boxfish

The Island boxfish lives in the demersal, marine, depth range 3 - 25 m environment.

Looks similar to the Island Boxfish but is very much smaller, has royal blue spots on its body and royal blue stripes on its tail. More

Common names

Coffre nid d'abeille in French (français)
Hogfish in English
Island boxfish in English
Island cowfish in English
背棘三棱角箱魨 in Mandarin Chinese
背棘三棱角箱鲀 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Tetraodontiformes
Family : Ostraciidae
Genus : Acanthostracion
Species : Acanthostracion notacanthus
Authority : Bleeker, 1863