Thornback cowfish
Lactoria fornasini
"Lactioria fornasini", the thornback cowfish, is a poisonous species of boxfish found throughout the Indo-Pacific from East Africa to Rapa Island. It can grow to 23 cm in length.
| Status: Not evaluated | ||||||
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| Taxonomy | |
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| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Division | Chordata |
| Class | Actinopterygii |
| Order | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family | Ostraciidae |
| Genus | Lactoria |
| Species | L. fornasini |
| Photographed in |
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Indonesia
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Malaysia
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Philippines
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