Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
      └Ostraciidae (Family)
       └Acanthostracion (Genus)
        └A. polygonium (Species)

Odd-Shaped Swimmers
Boxfishes

Honeycomb Cowfish

Scrawled Cowfish

Spotted Trunkfish

Spotted Trunkfish (Juvenile)

Buffalo Trunkfish

Smooth Trunkfish

Smooth Trunkfish (Juvenile)



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