Long Horn Cowfish
The longhorn cowfish is one of the strangest looking fish ever to swim in an aquarium.
Long horn cowfish. Members of this family come in a variety of different colors and are notable due to the hexagonal patterns known as honeycombs on. The cowfish got its name for the pair of projecting horns above its eyes. An easily recognised cowfish with long spines protruding from the front of the head and similar spines protruding from the lower rear of the carapace.
Inhabit inshore on coastal muddy or sandy habitats in still bays and commonly found in harbours and estuaries. The longhorn cowfish is a variety of boxfish from the ostraciidi family it is recognisable by its long horns that protrude from the front of its head rather like those of a cow or bull. On the lower rear section of the body two further spines face backwards as can be seen in the image below.
The cowfish is becoming increasingly popular as a pet. They also release ostracitoxin when they becomes stressed by sudden movements bright lights and loud sounds. It s actually not well suited to life in captivity thanks to its ability to release ostracitoxin when stressed.
The longhorn cowfish lactoria cornuta also called the horned boxfish is a species of boxfish from the family ostraciidae recognizable by its long horns that protrude from the front of its head rather like those of a cow or bull. Longhorn cowfish have poisonous flesh another characteristic that makes them unattractive to predators. This fish belongs to the ostraciidae family.
The longhorn cowfish is a horned marine species that has a square figure similar to a cow bull or toad. The longhorn cowfish or horned boxfish lactoria cornuta is a variety of boxfish recognizable by its long horns that protrude from the front of its head rather like those of a cow or bull. There is a second pair of horns sticking out of the bottom back end of the fish.
The tail fin is very long sometimes almost as long as the body. In this horned fish we find a wide range of colors distributed in the 25 existing species. 48637 found in weedy areas near rocks or reefs.
Longhorn cowfish inhabit weedy and sandy areas near reefs. Two large spine like horns face forward above the eye and they have a tubular shaped mouth that protrudes forward. While badly suited to the home aquarium the longhorn cowfish or horned.
They are a resident of the indo pacific region and can grow up to 50 cm 20 in long. They are a resident of the indo pacific region and can grow up to 20 inches long. Small juveniles on protected shallow mudflats ref.
Longhorn cowfish are usually around 10 centimetres 4 inches in length. The longhorn cowfish have a very unusual box shaped body with a proportionally large caudal fin that is usually folded. This can have bad effects on a tank s other inhabitants.
