Lactoria diaphana, the roundbelly cowfish, diaphonous cowfish, many-spined cowfish, spiny cowfish or transparent cowfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ostraciidae, the boxfishes. This fish is found in the southeastern Atlantic Ocean and the Indo-Pacific.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Roundbelly 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
- Tetrosomus reipublicae
- Tetrosomus concatenatus
- Tetrosomus gibbosus
- Lactophrys trigonus
- Lactoria cornuta
- Acanthostracion quadricornis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Family
- Ostraciidae
- Genus
- Lactoria
- Species
- Lactoria diaphana
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