Honeycomb Cowfish (Acanthostracion polygonium)

FishverifiedLeast Concern

Acanthostracion polygonium

Poey, 1876

Honeycomb Cowfish

Also known as: Cowfish, Trunkfish

Verified againstWoRMS

About

Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

3–80 m

Max size

50 cm

Max weight

152 g

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Tetraodontiformes

Family

Ostraciidae

Other species in Ostraciidae

Spotted Trunkfish (Lactophrys bicaudalis)

Lactophrys bicaudalis

Spotted Trunkfish

Black-Spotted Boxfish (Ostracion cubicum)

Ostracion cubicum

Black-Spotted Boxfish

Scrawled Cowfish (Acanthostracion quadricornis)

Acanthostracion quadricornis

Scrawled Cowfish

Buffalo Trunkfish (Lactophrys trigonus)

Lactophrys trigonus

Buffalo Trunkfish

Smooth Trunkfish (Lactophrys triqueter)

Lactophrys triqueter

Smooth Trunkfish

Spotted Boxfish (Ostracion meleagris)

Ostracion meleagris

Spotted Boxfish

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