West African Cowfish

Acanthostracion guineense

The smallest boxfish of its genus off West Africa

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Medium
Tropical fish

Acanthostracion guineense, the West African cowfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ostraciidae, the boxfishes. This species is found off the coast of Western Africa in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. This species is the smallest member of the genus Acanthostracion.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Puffers, Triggerfishes, and Allies
Family: Ostraciidae
Genus: Acanthostracion
Maximum length: 18 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: along the African coast.

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