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Scrawled Cowfish
Acanthostracion quadricornis
2,386 observations in the source records
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
What the records say
- 2,386 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Honeycomb CowfishAcanthostracion polygonium
Buffalo TrunkfishLactophrys trigonus
Longhorn CowfishLactoria cornuta
Thornback CowfishLactoria fornasini
Planehead FilefishStephanolepis hispida
CofferfishTetrosomus gibbosus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 2,378 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 210 |
| Mexico | 61 |
| Alabama | 50 |
| North Carolina | 45 |
| Yucatan | 37 |
| Louisiana | 31 |
| Quintana Roo | 20 |
| South Carolina | 17 |
| Panama | 15 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Ray-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii |
| Order | Puffers and Filefishes · Tetraodontiformes |
| Family | Boxfishes · Ostraciidae |
| Genus | Acanthostracion |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Scrawled Cowfish with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.