Aracanidae

Ornate cowfish

Aracana ornata

Aracanid Fish from the Eastern Indian Ocean

• Temperate
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Indian Ocean
• Oceania
• Medium
• Temperate fish

Aracana ornata, the ornate cowfish or ornate boxfish, 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.