Ostraciidae

humpback turret

Tetrosomus gibbosus

Dorsal keel forms a hump

• Tropical
• Transcontinental
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Africa
• East Asia
• Oceania
• Southeast Asia
• Deep-bodied
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Tetrosomus gibbosus, commonly called camel cowfish because of the hump on its dorsal keel, is one of 22 species in the boxfish family, Ostraciidae. It is a ray finned fish. Other common names include helmet cowfish, humpback turretfish and thornbacked boxfish.