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Thornback cowfish

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Thornback cowfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Tetraodontiformes
Family:
Ostraciidae
Genus:
Lactoria
Species:
L. fornasini
Binomial name
Lactoria fornasini
Bianconi, 1846

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 (9.1 in) in length.[1]

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lactoria fornasini". FishBase. August 2014 version.
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