Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Scrawled Cowfish
Scrawled Cowfish
Scientific Name: Acanthostracion quadricornis
Family: Ostraciidae
Category: Boxfishes
Size: 8 to 15 in. (20 to 38 cm)  
Depth: 6-80 ft. (2-25 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Bermuda

Odd-Shaped Swimmers
Boxfishes

Scrawled Cowfish

Spotted Trunkfish

Spotted Trunkfish (Juvenile)

Buffalo Trunkfish

Smooth Trunkfish

Smooth Trunkfish (Juvenile)

Longhorn Cowfish

Thornback Cowfish

Yellow Boxfish (Juvenile)

Yellow Boxfish (Intermediate Adult)

Yellow Boxfish (Adult)

Spotted Boxfish (Male)

Spotted Boxfish (Female)

Solor Boxfish (Male)

Solor Boxfish (Female)

Shortnose Boxfish

Honeycomb Cowfish



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