Thornback cowfish
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Species: | L. fornasini
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Lactoria fornasini Bianconi, 1846
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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
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lactoria fornasini". FishBase. August 2014 version.