BrackishSaltwater
Roundbelly cowfish
Lactoria diaphana
Ostraciidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 34 cm
- Body shape
- Deep-bodied
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 943 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Australia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guam, Guatemala, and 23 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Inhabit coral and rocky reefs of coastal areas. Also common on offshore sand and mudflats. Young fish occur in oceanic waters, at or near the surface; semi-transparent young may enter estuaries. Benthopelagic. Feed on benthic invertebrates. A large number of juveniles were found in the stomachs of flatheads.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Lactoria diaphanus
- Lactoria diaphinus
- Lactoria schlemmeri
- Ostracion brevicornis
- Ostracion diaphanum
- Ostracion diaphanus
In other languages
- Rundbuget kuffertfisk
- Cow, Cowfish, Diaphanous box-fish, Diaphanous cowfish, Many-spined cow fish, Round-belly cowfish, Spiny boxfish, Spiny cowfish, Transparent boxfish
Articles
All articles
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.