Thornback Cowfish
Lactoria fornasini
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 741
- Most observed in
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The thornback cowfish (Lactoria fornasini), is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ostraciidae, the boxfishes. This species is found throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific from East Africa to the Bass Islands (French Polynesia). It can grow to a maximum length of 23 cm (9 in). It is an uncommon fish that feeds on small invertebrates that it picks up off the sea bed.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Thornback cowfish”.