Scientific Name
Lactoria diaphana  
Pronounce  
Lactoria diaphana棘背角箱魨
by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Depth 0 - 50M
Chinese 棘背角箱魨 Poisonous Fish Yes 
Family_Chinese 箱魨科 Economic Fish No 
Family F507 Ostraciidae Edible Fish No  Chinese In Mainland China 棘背角箱魨 
Max Length 34 cm  Aquarium Fish Yes  Common Name 牛角、箱河魨、海牛港、箱子規(臺東) 
Distribution in World global   Distribution in Taiwan ShaoLiuChew 
Habitats Coral、Estuary、Coastal  Holotype Locality East India 
Synonyms Lactoria diaphanus, Lactoria diaphinus, Lactoria schlemmeri, Ostracion brevicornis, Ostracion diaphanum, Ostracion diaphanus   
Reference 臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993);Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002);中國動物誌-魨形目(蘇等, 2002)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002 蘇錦祥, 李春生 編著 2002 
Specimen List ASIZP0064657. ASIZP0065084. ASIZP0065450. ASIZP0800060. ASIZP0800064. ASIZP0910060. ASIZP0910064. ASIZP0916828. FRIP00586. FRIP00587. FRIP20127. FRIP21711. NMMBP05165. NMMBP05259. NTUM06550. NTUM07522. NTUM08596.  
Barcode2008-03-24,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100% 2011-05-31,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name Roundbelly cowfish; Spiny boxfish; Transparent boxfish; Spiny cowfish; Cowfish; Cow; Many-spined cow fish 
Redlist Status NL Not in IUCN Redlist     
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