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Lactoria fornasini in Micronesia,Fed.States of
Thornback cowfish

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Lactoria fornasini   (Bianconi, 1846)
Family:	Ostraciidae (Boxfishes)			picture (Lafor_u6.jpg) by Tomeno, V.
Order:	Tetraodontiformes  (puffers and filefishes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Thornback cowfish
Max. size:	23.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 3141)
Environment:	reef-associated ; depth range 5 - 80 m
Climate:	tropical; 32°N - 32°S
Global Importance:	fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial
Resilience:
Distribution:	Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to the Hawaiian and Rapa Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island. Southeast Atlantic: sometimes reaching the southeast coast of South Africa (Ref. 3141).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 9-9. Caudal fin rays 10. Strong spine on middle of dorsal ridge.
Biology:	Inhabit clear outer lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 1602). Benthopelagic over rubble and sand at 5-132 m (Ref. 58302). Males are highly territorial (Ref. 9710). Poisonous in some parts of the tropics (Ref. 7364)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	venomous
Coordinator:	Matsuura, Keiichi
Main Ref:	Myers, R.F.. 1991. (Ref. 1602)
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Micronesia,Fed.States of country information
Common names:	Thornback cowfish, Ssab		Ref:  Smith, A. and P. Dalzell, 1991
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Adults in freshwater (Ref. 37816).
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/fm.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Myers, R.F., 1999
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