Aracana ornata (Gray, 1838)
Ornate cowfish
Aracana ornata
photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

 Family:  Aracanidae (Deepwater boxfishes)
 Max. size:  15 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  demersal; depth range 5 - 60 m
 Distribution:  Eastern Indian Ocean: Australia (southern Western Australia to Western Victoria and Tasmania).
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Occurs in shallow waters, more commonly in depths less than 20 m (Ref. 9563).
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Binohlan, Crispina B. - 13.08.95
 Modified by: Bailly, Nicolas - 29.06.05

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