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John Sear, license: CC BY-NC 4.0, source: iNaturalist
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Tetraodontiformes
Family:
Ostraciidae
Genus:
Lactoria
Species:
cornuta
Common:
Longhorn cowfish
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Boreal
Waters:
Brackish water
Marine
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Regions:
Atlantic, Southeast
Indian Ocean, Eastern
Indian Ocean, Western
Pacific, Eastern Central
Pacific, Northwest
Pacific, Southwest
Pacific, Western Central
Parmentier, E., Fuentes, E. M., Millot, M., Raick, X., Thiry, M. 2021. Sound Production, Hearing Sensitivity, and in-Depth Study of the Sound-Producing Muscles in the Cowfish (Lactoria cornuta). Journal of Anatomy, 238(4): 956-969.
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Species Identified
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