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Shaw's Cowfish - male
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Shaw's Cowfish - male
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Shaw's Cowfish - female
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SHAW'S COWFISH FACTS |
Description
Shaw's Cowfish is a rounded cowfish. The male fish is brightly patterned with blue lines and spots on yellowish green background. The tail is also patterned with blue lines. The female is duller with light brown and dark brown striped pattern.
Other Names
Striped Cowfish
Size
to 18cm long
Habitat
rocky reefs, usually fairly deep, estuaries
Range
around southern coastal waters of Australia from central New South Wales to south west Western Australia.
Classification
| Class: | Actinopterygii | | Order: | Tetraodontiformes | | Family: | Ostraciidae | | Genus: | Arcana | | Species: | aurita | | Common Name: | Shaw's Cowfish |
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