Saltwater
Thornback cowfish
Lactoria fornasini
Ostraciidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 23 cm
- Body shape
- Deep-bodied
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 292 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Australia, Chile, French Polynesia, Guam, Indonesia, Japan, Maldives, Marshall Islands, and 11 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Inhabit clear outer lagoon and seaward reefs. Benthopelagic over rubble and sand at 5-132 m. Solitary. Males are highly territorial. Poisonous in some parts of the tropics.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Lactoria fuscomaculata
- Lactoria galeodon
- Lactoria pentacanthus
- Ostracion fornasini
- Ostracion pentacanthus
In other languages
- Tornrygget kuffertfisk
- Backspine cowfish, Boxfish, Cofferfish, Cowfish, Thornback boxfish, Thornback cow, Thorny-back cowfish
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.