Roundbelly cowfish (Lactoria diaphana)

Scientific name: Lactoria diaphana Bloch & Schneider, 1801

Roundbelly cowfish (Lactoria diaphana)

The Roundbelly cowfish (Lactoria diaphana) is a brackish-water fish of the family Ostraciidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 9. Small spine on back and short spines before eyes. Caudal fin rays 10.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lactoria diaphana
Family
Ostraciidae (Boxfishes)
Order
Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and Filefishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
34.0
Depth range
8–50 m (26–164 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 8 - 50 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Southeast Atlantic: off Swakopmund, Namibia. Indo-Pacific and Eastern Pacific: South Africa east through Indonesia to the Easter Island and Peru, north to southern Japan, Hawaii, and southern California, south to New Caledonia, New South Wales and Kermadec Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Venomous
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Fec assumed to be > 10,000)

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Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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