Cowfish

Cowfish, or Long-horned Cowfish can be seen in almost every public aquarium. More

Honeycomb cowfish, Acanthostracion polygonius. More

A longhorn cowfish in Aquarium Finisterrae (Spain) Several boxfish, including the longhorn cowfish. More

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through this gallery of Box and Cowfish photos, most of which include name and often some profile information with the images. More

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two kinds of cowfish, the scrawled cowfish (Acanthostracion quadricornis) as pictured above, and the longhorn cowfish (Lactoria cornuta). Both types of cowfish have horns above their eyes, but the longhorn cowfish has longer horns as the name suggest. More

Cowfish have "horns," a spine over each eye that further defines them from trunkfish: Coloration and body patterns are very unique and varied amoll@ the species. More

The longhorn cowfish is a variety of Boxfish from the Ostraciidi family, It is recognisable by its long horns that protrude from the front of its head, rather like those of a cow or bull. More

The cowfish variety Lactophrys quadricornis can grow to be 50 cm or less in size, but are generally smaller at higher latitudes. More

The cowfish is probably one of the most comical-looking creatures on the reef, with its boxy appearance and four long horns. Its fins are small compared to its body, making it look more like a blimp moving through the water than a fish. More

The brightly colored Cowfish doesn’t have a skeleton. Like other trunkfish, his body is made of bony plates that fuse together in a boxy shape. The bony box is so rigid that trunkfish can move only their fins, eyes, mouth, and tail. More

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Cowfish is perfect for a romantic dinner by candlelight or a more casual gathering of friends and family. The menu offers a wide variety, so everyone can find something. More

caution if placing the Cowfish Longhorn in a reef tank as it may nibble on tubeworms. When housed correctly, the Cowfish Longhorn is long-lived. More

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Helmet Cowfish requires the care of an experienced aquarist. The Helmet Cowfish has a rather drab, pale tan body with random blotches of blue and occasional black dots. The eyes are large and blue. The Helmet Cowfish should have a minimum of an 70-gallon tank. More

The Longhorn Cowfish inhabit the reefs of the Indo-Pacific, usually in the less turbid waters. More

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Biologists do not know if the Yangtze cowfish migrates in rivers and lakes, but they believe migratory behavior data could help guide local governments on which areas of the river-lake system to protect. More

The cowfish got its name for the pair of projecting 'horns' above its eyes. There is a second pair of horns sticking out of the bottom, back end of the fish. The tail fin is very long, sometimes almost as long as the body. More

cowfish definition cow·fish (ko̵u′fis̸h′) noun pl. cowfish -·fish′, cowfishes -·fish′es 1. a marine dolphin (Tursiops gilli) of the Pacific Ocean 2. More

Common names

Airayu in Wayuu
Arraia in Portuguese (Português)
Banugan in Tagalog
Banugan in Visayan
Bolda in Marathi (मराठी)
Cá Ó doi mõm bò in Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)
Cara de vaca in Spanish (español)
Chucho in Spanish (español)
Chucho marrón in Spanish (español)
Chucho mono in Spanish (español)
Cow-nosed ray in English
Cowfish in English
Cownose ray in English
cownose rays in English
Eagle ray in English
Echte koeneusrog in Dutch (Nederlands)
Flapneus-rog in Afrikaans
Flapnose ray in English
Flapray in English
gavilán cubanito in Spanish (español)
Gavilan mancha in Spanish (español)
Gavilan manchado in Spanish (español)
Javaanse koeneusrog in Dutch (Nederlands)
Javanese cow ray in English
Javanese cow-nose ray in English
Javanese cownose ray in English
Javanese cowray in English
Javanesisk konæserokke in Danish (dansk)
Kaka-thirukay in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
Komulerocka in Swedish (Svenska)
Konæserokke in Danish (dansk)
Kurogane-ushibana-tobi-ei in Japanese (日本語)
Lakhman in Arabic (‫العربية)
Lehmärausku in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Mancha in Spanish (español)
Manta in English
Maran východoamerický in Czech (česky)
Mayla-cadde in Somali (Soomaaliga)
Meithirandi in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
Mourine américaine in French (français)
Mourine javanaise in French (français)
Ndiaouatt in Wolof (Wollof)
Ogaog in Bikol
Paging bungi in Bikol
Paging dalimanok in Bikol
Paging dalimanok in Tagalog
Paging palimanok in Tagalog
Palimanok in Kuyunon
Palimanok in Tagalog
Pari ayam in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Pari burung in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Pari elang in Bahasa Indonesia
Pari lang in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Pari susun in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Pasa-pasa in Bikol
Raia in Portuguese (Português)
Raia-focinho-de-vaca in Portuguese (Português)
Raia-sapo in Portuguese (Português)
Raia-ticonha in Portuguese (Português)
Raya gavilán in Spanish (español)
Runtj in Serer
Rutj in Serer
Separmahi-e-dopoozeh in Persian (‫فارسی)
Skeete in English
Taa in Swahili (Kiswahili)
Tchimbombo in Vili
Tchimbonga in Vili
Ticonha in Portuguese (Português)
Toumboulann in Wolof (Wollof)
Ushibana tobiei in Japanese (日本語)
Ushibanatobi-ei in Japanese (日本語)
Valuvadi thirukai in Sinhalese (සිංහල)
Valvadi-thirukkai in Tamil (தமிழ்)
Wagla in Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ)
Wagli in Marathi (मराठी)
Yeeson in Thai (ไทย)
скат-быченос американский in Russian (русский язык)
बोळदा in Marathi (मराठी)
वागळी in Marathi (मराठी)
வல்வாடி திருக்‍கை in Tamil (தமிழ்)
ವಾಗ್ಲ  in Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ)
കാക തിരുകെ  in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
കാക്ക തിരുക in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
മെയ് തിരണ്ടി in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
മെയ്തിരണ്ടി  in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
叉头燕魟 in Mandarin Chinese
叉頭燕魟 in Mandarin Chinese
大西洋牛鼻鱝 in Mandarin Chinese
大西洋牛鼻鲼 in Mandarin Chinese
爪哇牛鼻鱝 in Mandarin Chinese
爪哇牛鼻鲼 in Mandarin Chinese

Picture of Rhinoptera javanica has been licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial.
Original source: FishBase
-FAO -Author: FAO
Permission: Some rights reserved
Order : Rajiformes
Family : Myliobatidae
Genus : Rhinoptera
Species : Rhinoptera javanica
Authority : Mitchill, 1815