bluespotted boxfish (Ostracion immaculatus)
Specific species of boxfish with blue spots; scientific name Ostracion immaculatus.
boxfish; trunkfish
General term for any fish of the family Ostraciidae, known for their boxy shape.
The boxfish is a fish characterized by its square body.
The bluespotted boxfish, a type of boxfish, is characterized by blue spots.
Katakana spelling is common for this fish name; usually written in kana.
Hiragana spelling, also used.
Kanji spelling is rare; the fish is almost always written in kana.
Compound of 箱 (hako, 'box') and 河豚 (fugu, 'pufferfish'), referring to the fish's box-like shape and its relation to pufferfish.