Aracanidae

Shaw's cowfish

Aracana aurita

Spotted Aracanid Fish of Australian Waters

• Yellow
• Temperate
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Indian Ocean
• Oceania
• Deep-bodied
• Medium
• Temperate fish

Aracana aurita, the Shaw's cowfish, painted boxfish, southern cowfish or striped cowfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Aracanidae, the deepwater boxfishes or temperate boxfishes. This species is endemic to the seas off southern Australia.