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Acanthostracion quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 10. Dark markings on head and body; parallel bands on cheek. Pair of prominent spines projecting from in front of eyes suggests cow horns. Second pair of spines at lower rear corners of cuirass (Ref. 26938). Body deep, covered with hexagonal dermal plates (Ref. 37521).

Common Names

  • Bekrapte koeivis , Afrikaans , South Africa
  • Firhornet kuffertfisk , Danish , Denmark
  • Cowfish , English , Barbados
  • Scrawled cowfish , English , Bahamas
  • Scrawled Cowfish , English , Cuba
  • Scrawled cowfish , English , Jamaica
  • Scrawled cowfish , English , Puerto Rico
  • Scrawled cowfish , English , South Africa
  • Scrawled cowfish , English , UK
  • Scrawled cowfish , English , USA
  • Shellfish , English , Barbados
  • Trunkfish , English , Jamaica
  • Kribukirju sarvikkohver , Estonian , Estonia
  • Sarvikkohverkala , Estonian , Estonia
  • Coffre taureau , French , France
  • Tsuno-hakofugu , Japanese , Japan
  • 三棱角箱魨 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 三棱角箱鲀 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 三角棱箱魨 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 三角棱箱鲀 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 四角棱箱魨 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 四角棱箱鲀 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Bel , Marshallese , Marshall Is.
  • Chupachupa , Papiamentu , Neth Antilles
  • Kostera czteroroga , Polish , Poland
  • Baiacu-de-chifre , Portuguese , Brazil
  • Peixe-cofre , Portuguese , Brazil
  • Toaca , Portuguese , Brazil
  • Peixe-boi , Portuguese (Latin) , Brazil
  • Peixe-vaca , Portuguese (Latin) , Brazil
  • Chifrudo , Portuguese (Spanish) , Brazil
  • Baiacu-caixão , Portuguese (Tupi) , Brazil
  • Taoca , Portuguese (Tupi) , Brazil
  • Baiacú-chifrudo , Portuguese (Tupi-guarani) , Brazil
  • кузовок четырехрогий , Russian , Russia
  • Botelia , Spanish , Colombia
  • Chapín , Spanish , Venezuela
  • Cofre , Spanish , Dominican Rp
  • Cofre , Spanish , Colombia
  • Torito azul , Spanish , Spain
  • Torito azul , Spanish , Nicaragua
  • Torito común , Spanish , Cuba
  • Torito cornudo , Spanish , Mexico

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Tetraodontiformes

    Family: Ostraciidae

    Genus: Acanthostracion

    Species: Acanthostracion quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758)

    Climate Zone

  • Subtropical

    • Location

    Biology

    Found in shallow water down to about 80 m, mainly in seagrass beds (Ref. 3696). Feeds on sessile invertebrates such as tunicates, gorgonians and anemones, as well as on slow-moving crustaceans, sponges (Ref. 3696), hermit crabs and marine plants (Ref. 13442). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Considered an excellent food fish; marketed fresh (Ref. 3696).

    Habitat

    associated