AQUADICO


Honeycomb cowfish

Lactophrys polygonia or Acanthostracion polygonius

Distribution: Caribbean.

Description: Size: 20 to 30 cm. The color is gray-blue, and the body is covered with polygons with white outlines, perfectly fitted to each other.
The front shows two short horns, which also earned him the name of box horns.

Habitat: reef species, it generally moves only in shallow waters.  

Food: They are omnivores (invertebrates, small crustaceans, molluscs, algae and sponges).
       

  
 


Taxonomic classification


Phylum: Chordata Class: actinopterygii Sub class: Neopterygii To print in "PDF" format
Order: Tetradontiformes Sub order: tetradontoidei Family: ostraciidae
Genus: lactophrys Species: polygonia Descriptor: Poey, 1876