Acanthostracion

Updated on Dec 20, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Acanthostracion Higher classification Ostraciidae Order Tetraodontiformes		Family Ostraciidae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus

Lower classifications Honeycomb cowfish, Scrawled cowfish

Honeycomb cowfish acanthostracion polygonia

Acanthostracion is a genus of boxfishes native to the Atlantic Ocean.

There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:

Acanthostracion guineensis (Bleeker, 1865)

Acanthostracion notacanthus (Bleeker, 1863) (Island cowfish)

Acanthostracion polygonius Poey, 1876 (Honeycomb cowfish)

Acanthostracion quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Scrawled cowfish)

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