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Longhorn Cowfish, lactoria cornuta, Adult against Black Background

$Longhorn Cowfish Lactoria cornuta occurs in the tropical Indo-Pacific from Red Sea and East Africa to the Marquesan and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island in a depth range from 1 to 100m, max. length 46 cm, common 40 cm. \nThe species lives on coastal muddy or sandy habitats in still bays and is commonly found in harbours and estuaries, feeding on benthic invertebrates by blowing away the sand. It's exactly what this specimen begins to do. \nCows have only front horns. The Longhorn Cowfish Lactoria cornuta has rear horns too! \nLembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia\n1°28'22.56 N 125°14'3.888 E at 17m$

Single longhorn cowfish (lactoria cornuta) swimming near an sea anemonia plant.

Fish under water, yellow trunk cow fish: lactoria cornuta

Yellow Cowfish isolated on blue background seamless pattern

Pesce Scatola Cornuto, o Latteria Cornuta in acquario

Yellow longhorn cowfish isolated on black. Front view

$Thornback Cowfish Lactoria fornasini occurs in the tropical Indo-West Pacific from East Africa to the Hawaiian and Rapa Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island and in the Southeast Atlantic, sometimes reaching the southeast coast of South Africa. The solitary species occurs in a depth range from 5 to 132 m, usually from 6 to 30m, max. total length 23cm. Thornback Cowfish inhabits clear outer lagoon and seaward reefs. Males are highly territorial. \nThe 'rowing' swimming motion is achieved using their dorsal, anal, and pectoral fins, while the caudal fin is reserved for bursts of speed. \nCowfishes have the ability to secrete a toxic mucus, ostracitoxin, as a chemical defense against predators. Released under stress, this toxin dissolves in water and can harm or kill nearby marine life, including the boxfish itself in confined spaces like tidepools. While effective for predator deterrence, the toxin can temporarily disrupt local reef ecosystems. \nLembeh Strait, Indonesia \n1°25'51.21 N 125°11'5.142 E at 26m depth$

The common horned coachman Lactoria cornuta is a tropical ray-finned fish of the coachman family in blue water

Pesce Scatola Cornuto. La Lactoria Cornuta è un pesce ovipare inoffensivo

Ornate Cowfish, Aracana ornata, Eastern Indian Ocean, Australia, California

Yellow boxfish or Cubicus boxfish in a tank

Cowfish or Longhorn Yellow Boxfish. Snorkeling and diving, observing exotic fish. Tropical bright pisces that can live in aquariums, oceanariums or sea, ocean.

Yellow and white puffer fish swimming in the blue water aquarium.

Adults of Napoleon Wrasse Cheilinus undulatus develop thick lips and a prominent bulbous hump on the forehead and can grow up to more than 2.2 meters. The species inhabits steep outer reef slopes, channel slopes and lagoon reefs. Primary food are mollusks, fishes, sea urchins, crustaceans and other invertebrates. Napoleon Wrasse is one of the few predators of toxic animals such as sea hares, boxfishes and crown-of-thorns starfish. Napoleon Wrasse is is seriously endangered, being hunted to the brink of extinction to feed a growing demand among wealthy Chinese diners for luxury live fish. Not wise, so crown-of-thorns starfishes take over and destroy the reefs. Palau, Micronesia, 7°8'0.39 N 134°13'12.99 E at 15m depth

Spot-fin Porcupinefish (Chilomycterus spinosus) or Brown Burrfish - Marine fish

Discarded used plastic bottle sitting on the seabed.

3d rendering close-up shot of Longhorn cowfish (Lactoria cornuta) underwater on dark shallow reefs sea background.

Longhorn boxfish (Lactoria cornuta), also known as the horned boxfish.

Carcass of a puffer fish washed up by the tide on a beach in Brazil

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