Identification .. blue/black puffer ? or boxfish ?

markros · Post by **markros** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 8:45 am

Can anyone help me identify this fish .. seen in Fiji .. (click to visit the photo in my webshots album)

Boxermom · Post by **Boxermom** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 8:50 am

Doesn't look like a puffer to me but I don't know sw puffers all that well.

markros · Post by **markros** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 9:16 am

Similar shape to these guys, wasn't sure about the mouth, and the markings .. but male and female are different, so who knows what the juveniles look like!
http://species.fishindex.com/species_14 ... xfish.html
male / female:

TAN · Post by **TAN** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 7:19 pm

Its a boxfish.

Ostracion solorensis

http://www.edge-of-reef.com/ostracidi/O ... nsisen.htm

kass · Post by **kass** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 7:49 pm

Cool looking fish!

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 7:57 pm

Where is it from? Maybe I'll see one tomorrow in the Caymans?

(I wish the bus would get here already!)

markros · Post by **markros** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 9:51 pm

Saw that one in Fiji

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Identification .. blue/black puffer ? or boxfish ?

Identification .. blue/black puffer ? or boxfish ?

OK, Probably a boxfish then :) thanks

The "Striped box fish" ?