Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Scrawled Cowfish
Acanthostracion quadricornis
Scrawled Cowfish
Category: Boxfishes
Scientific Name: Acanthostracion quadricornis
Size: 8 to 15 in. (20 to 38 cm)  
Depth: 6-80 ft. (2-25 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Gulf of America, Bermuda
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
     └Ostraciidae (Family)
      └Acanthostracion (Genus)

Odd-Shaped Swimmers
Boxfishes

Scrawled Cowfish

Spotted Trunkfish

Spotted Trunkfish (Juvenile)

Buffalo Trunkfish

Smooth Trunkfish

Smooth Trunkfish (Juvenile)

Honeycomb Cowfish



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