Lactoria fornasini
| Thornback cowfish | |
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| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Ostraciidae |
| Genus: | Lactoria |
| Species: | L. fornasini |
| Binomial name | |
| Lactoria fornasini Bianconi, 1846 | |
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 and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Lactoria fornasini" in FishBase. August 2014 version.
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