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Longhorn Cowfish

( Lactoria cornuta )
Description

Other names

Cowfish, Long-horned Cowfish, Long-horn Cow-fish

How to Catch
Distribution
Eating
Fast Facts
  • CAUTION: Poisonous
  • Is a member of the family Ostraciidae (boxfishes, cofferfishes, cowfishes and trunkfishes)
  • Can grow to 46cm in length
  • Has bony plates rather than scales
  • Popular among aquarists
  • Territorial
  • Frequent coral reefs