Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Aracanidae Deepwater boxfishes

Genus: Aracana

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Photo by Dubosc, J.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Aracana aurita (Shaw, 1798)

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Aracana aurita
[Shaw's cowfish]

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Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Aracana ornata (Gray, 1838)

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Aracana ornata
[Ornate cowfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Aracana aurita Shaw's cowfish Eastern Indian Ocean 20 TL 1798
Aracana ornata Ornate cowfish Eastern Indian Ocean 15 TL 1838



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