Shaw's Cowfish (Aracana aurita)

Shaw's Cowfish, a reference photo — Photo: Alan Travers from Melbourne, Australia · Public domain

Aracana aurita, the Shaw's cowfish, painted boxfish, southern cowfish or striped cowfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Aracanidae, the deepwater boxfishes or temperate boxfishes. This species is endemic to the seas off southern Australia.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Shaw's Cowfish being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Aracana ornata

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Aracanidae
Genus: Aracana
Species: Aracana aurita

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