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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Puffers, Triggerfishes, and Allies
Family: Ostraciidae
Genus: Tetrosomus
Maximum length: 30 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea (Ref. 3141 ) and East Africa to Indonesia, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia. Immigrated into the southeastern Mediterranean through the Suez Canal.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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