Fishes of Hawai'i
Family Ostraciidae - trunkfish
Ostracion meleagris - Spotted trunkfish -
Moa
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| Description: boxy in shape with blunt mouth; male
-- orange with white spots dorsally, blue laterally; female -- dark brown with
white spots dorsally and laterally |
| Size: to 15 cm |
| Habitat: found in and around cracks and
crevices on reefs; also common in calm shallow waters |
| Diet: omnivore: feeds on algae, sponges and
tunicates |
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