Island Cowfish

Acanthostracion est un genre de poissons marins de la famille des Ostraciidae.

The island cowfish (Acanthostracion notacanthus), also known as the hogfish, bottlefish boxfish or island boxfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ostraciidae, the cowfishes. This fish is found around the islands of the mid-Atlantic Ocean and has been recorded from Western Africa. Taxonomy The island cowfish was first formally described in 1863 as Ostracion notacanthus by the Dutch physician, herpetologist and ichthyologist Pieter Bleeker, with its type locality given as Saint Helena.

Acanthostracion notacanthus es una especie de peces de la familia Ostraciidae en el orden de los Tetraodontiformes. Morfología Los machos pueden llegar alcanzar los 50 cm de longitud total. ​​ Hábitat Es un pez de Mar y, de clima tropical y demersal que vive entre 3-25 m de profundidad.