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Island cowfish (Acanthostracion notacanthus)
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Ecological Illustration of Island cowfish (Acanthostracion notacanthus)
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Ostraciidae

Island cowfish

Acanthostracion notacanthus

A boxfish of Atlantic islands and Angola shores

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Africa
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Island cowfish is a marine fish found around Eastern Atlantic. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 50 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Puffers, Triggerfishes, and Allies
Family
Ostraciidae
Genus
Acanthostracion
Water type
Marine
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