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Ostraciidae
Honeycomb cowfish
Acanthostracion polygonium
A boxfish from New Jersey to Brazil
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- Central America and the Caribbean
- North America
- South America
- Deep-bodied
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Deep-bodied
MediumHoneycomb cowfish is a marine fish found around Western Atlantic. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 50 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Ostraciidae
- Genus
- Acanthostracion
- Maximum length
- 50 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- deep_bodied
- Distribution
- Western Atlantic: New Jersey, USA and Bermuda to Brazil, including the Caribbean and Antilles. Occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, off Florida, 25° 16'N, 83° 37'W (Ref.78464).
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