6555 Ostracion cubicum Linnaeus, 1758 Ostraciidae Boxfishes Tetraodontiformes Teleostei Yellow boxfish Indo-Pacific: Persian Gulf (Ref.80050), Red Sea and East Africa (Ref. 3141) to the Hawaiian and Tuamoto islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Lord Howe Island. <hr>The Red Sea population differs slightly in coloration and has been known as <i>Ostracion argus</i>. <hr>Closely related to <i>Ostracion immaculatum</i> from southern Japan. Southeast Atlantic: south coast of South Africa (Ref. 3141). AMNH 3993 Ostracion tuberculatus ZMH 20487 15 N 40 E Ostracion tuberculatus FISH 1801997 24 S 168 E Ostracion cubicus 240 - 250 m FISH 1801914 24 S 168 E Ostracion cubicus 260 - 280 m 13 N 121 E Ostracion cubicus 13 N 121 E Ostracion cubicus 13 N 121 E Ostracion cubicus AMNH 1920 Ostracion tuberculatus AMNH 16569 Ostracion cubicus UBC 110647 Ostracion cubicus ZMH 20483 21 N 39 E 1906 Ostracion tuberculatus AMNH 58634 1927 Ostracion cubicus AMNH 18398 1941 Ostracion cubicus AMNH 19188 1949 Ostracion cubicus AMNH 19187 1949 Ostracion cubicus AMNH 19182 1949 Ostracion tuberculatus AMNH 26977 1960 Ostracion cubicus AMNH 27059 1961 Ostracion cubicus IIPB 381/1986 21 S 35 E 1982 Ostracion cubicus 184 - 188 m IIPB 380/1986 21 S 35 E 1982 Ostracion cubicus 184 - 188 m IIPB 345/1998 1991 Ostracion cubicus FISH 386864 5 S 150 E 1994 Ostracion cubicus 95/06 12 N 43 E 1995 Ostracion cubicus 27 - 30 m 23 n 37 e 2008 Ostracion cubicus 0 - 10 m 22 n 38 e 2008 Ostracion cubicus 0 - 10 m 22 n 38 e 2008 Ostracion cubicus 0 - 10 m 21 n 38 e 2008 Ostracion cubicus 0 - 10 m 18 n 40 e 2009 Ostracion cubicus 0 - 10 m