Acanthostracion polygonius

Poey, 1876

Honeycomb Cowfish

Range: Western Atlantic Ocean: New Jersey, Bermuda to Brazil, and the Caribbean.

Size: 20 inches (50 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits clear water areas around coral reefs and usually found at depths between 10 – 200 feet (3 – 60 m) where it feeds on benthic invertebrates, crustaceans, algae/sea weed, sea squirts, sponges and worms.

General Husbandry: Not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

Order: Tetraodontiformes

Suborder: Tetraodontoidei

Family: Ostraciidae

Genus: Acanthostracion

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

When excited or threatened can release a toxin (ostracitoxin) that may kill other fish.

Yet its care, should it become available, would be the same as for others in this genus.