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Cowfish
Lactoria cornuta
Also known as: Longhorn Cowfish • Longhorn cowfish • Boxfish
Kingdom: Animalia• Family: Ostraciidae• Order: Tetraodontiformes
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Quick Facts
Common Names:
Cowfish, Longhorn Cowfish, Longhorn cowfish, Boxfish, Cofferfish, Cow-fish, Long horned cowfish, Long-horn cowfish, Long-horned cowfish, Trunkfish, longhorn cowfish, Long-horn Cow-fish, Long-horned Cowfish
Class:
Actinopterygii
Data Completeness:
71%
Data Sources
🌍gbif
📚itis
📖wikipedia
🔬eol
🦎inaturalist
References
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Distribution Statistics
10
Observations
10
Countries
Top Locations
Sydney NSW, Australia
1
Port of Brisbane - Tangalooma Wreck, Tangalooma QLD 4025, Australia
1
Tianyar, Kubu, Karangasem Regency, Bali, Indonesia
1
Ipo, Candabong, Anda, 6311 Bohol, Philippines
1
One Mile Beach, Forster NSW 2428, Australia
1
Recent Observers
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First: 8/13/2020 · Latest: 5/4/2026
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