Island cowfish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
Family: | Ostraciidae |
Genus: | Acanthostracion |
Species: | A. notacanthus
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Binomial name | |
Acanthostracion notacanthus (
Bleeker, 1863)
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Synonyms | |
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The island cowfish (Acanthostracion notacanthus) is a species of ray-finned fish within the family Ostraciidae. [1] The species occurs in the eastern Atlantic near Azores, Saint Helena and Ascension Island, Ghana, and Angola, with some individuals reported from Sao Tome Island. It lives in shallow waters 3-25 meters below the ocean surface over rocks, rubble, sand, and on shallow reef substrate near islands. It grows to a length of 50 centimeters. [2] [3]
The island cowfish has been classified as a ' Data deficient' species by the IUCN Red List due to a lack of information regarding the species. No conservation efforts have been made towards the species, although its range does overlap with several marine protected areas. [3]
Island cowfish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
Family: | Ostraciidae |
Genus: | Acanthostracion |
Species: | A. notacanthus
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Binomial name | |
Acanthostracion notacanthus (
Bleeker, 1863)
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Synonyms | |
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The island cowfish (Acanthostracion notacanthus) is a species of ray-finned fish within the family Ostraciidae. [1] The species occurs in the eastern Atlantic near Azores, Saint Helena and Ascension Island, Ghana, and Angola, with some individuals reported from Sao Tome Island. It lives in shallow waters 3-25 meters below the ocean surface over rocks, rubble, sand, and on shallow reef substrate near islands. It grows to a length of 50 centimeters. [2] [3]
The island cowfish has been classified as a ' Data deficient' species by the IUCN Red List due to a lack of information regarding the species. No conservation efforts have been made towards the species, although its range does overlap with several marine protected areas. [3]