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Scrawled Cowfish (Acanthostracion quadricornis)
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Acanthostracion quadricornis

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Scrawled Cowfish

Also known as: Bighead Boxfish, Cowfish, Shellfish, Spotted Trunkfish, Trunkfish

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About
Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

1–80 m

Max size

55 cm

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

Honeycomb Cowfish (Acanthostracion polygonium)

Acanthostracion polygonium

Honeycomb 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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