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Acanthostracion quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Scrawled cowfish
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Barbados country information

Common names: Cowfish, Shellfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: abundant (always seen in some numbers) | Ref: Butsch, R.S., 1939
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Uses: no uses
Comments:
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/bb.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.cep.unep.org/barbados/fisheries/pages/fisheries.html
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Tyler, J.C., 1978
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Cowfish, Torito cornudo, Cofre, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) > Ostraciidae (Boxfishes)
Etymology: Acanthostracion: Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, ostrakon = shell (Ref. 45335);  quadricornis: Specific name refers to the 2 pairs of horns ('quadricornis' = 4 horns), in front of the eyes and a second pair at the lower rear corners of the cuirass..
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

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