Description

Juveniles are bright yellow, with small black dots and pale blue dots. The black dots disappear as the fish grows, the pale blue dots enlarge. Adults are yellow and blue, having pale blue spots on each plate.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Tetraodontiformes

Family: Ostraciidae

Genus: Ostracion

Species: Ostracion immaculatum Temminck & Schlegel, 1850

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Occurs near shore (incl. semi-enclosed sea areas) on rock bottoms (Ref. 11230).

Habitat

demersal