Acanthostracion Explained

Acanthostracion is a genus of boxfishes native to the Atlantic Ocean.

Species

There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:^[1]

• Acanthostracion guineensis (Bleeker, 1865)
• Acanthostracion notacanthus (Bleeker, 1863) (Island cowfish)
• Acanthostracion polygonius Poey, 1876 (Honeycomb cowfish)
• Acanthostracion quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Scrawled cowfish)

Notes and References

1. Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014. Ichthyological Research, 62 (1): 72-113.