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John E. Randall, license: CC BY-NC 3.0, source: FishBase
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Tetraodontiformes
Family:
Ostraciidae
Genus:
Acanthostracion
Species:
quadricornis
Common:
Scrawled cowfish
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Boreal
Waters:
Marine
Map of Known Habitats
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Regions:
Atlantic, Eastern Central
Atlantic, Northwest
Atlantic, Southeast
Atlantic, Southwest
Atlantic, Western Central
Mediterranean and Black Sea
Description
Sound Name: Unnamed
Citable References
Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab (ML116403)
Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab (ML116405)
Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab (ML116142)
Fish, M. P., Mowbray, W. H. 1970. Sounds of Western North Atlantic Fishes, A Reference File of Biological Underwater Sounds. The Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore, MD.
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Species Identified
Sound Detected
Active
Passive Feeding
Other Passive
Morphophysiological
Auditory
Visual
Steinberg, J. C., Cummings, W. C., Brahy, B. D., MacBain (Spires), J. Y. 1965. Further Bio-Acoustic Studies off the West Coast of North Bimini, Bahamas. Bulletin of Marine Science, 15(4): 942-963.