Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas and

Caribbean Reefs

Honeycomb Cowfish
Acanthostracion polygonium
Honeycomb Cowfish
Category: Boxfishes
Scientific Name: Acanthostracion polygonium
Synonyms: Acanthostracion polygonia, Lactophrys polygonia, Acanthostracion polygonius
Size: 7 to 15 in. (18 to 38 cm)  
Depth: 20-80 ft. (6-25 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Brazil
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
     └Balistoidei (Suborder)
      └Ostraciidae (Family) Boxfishes
       └Acanthostracion (Genus)
        └A. polygonium (Species)
WoRMS ID: 1577312🔗
iNaturalist ID: 1315642🔗

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