Acanthostracion quadricornis

• Overview
• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Overview

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Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Physical Description

Habitat

Found in shallow water down to about 80 m , mainly in seagrass beds [1]. Usually found at depths of 10 to 30 meters.

Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -5,283 meters (0 to -17,333 feet).[2]

Biome: Marine .

Biology

Diet

Feeds on sessile invertebrates such as tunicates , gorgonians and anemones, as well as on slow-moving crustaceans, sponges[1], hermit crabs and marine plants [3].

Reproduction

Oviparous [4].

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Acanthostracion quadricornis • Acanthostracion tricornis (Linnaeus • Lactophrys quadricornis (Linnaeus • Lactophrys tricornis (Linnaeus • Ostracion quadricornis Linnaeus • Ostracion quadricornis Linnaeus, 1758

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 10-Feb-1998

Similar Species

Members of the genus Acanthostracion

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 4 species and subspecies in this genus:

A. notacanthus (Island Cowfish) · A. polygonius (Honeycomb Cowfish) · A. quadricornis (Scrawled Cowfish) · A. guineensis (Scrawled Cowfish)

More Info

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Further Reading

• Dean bibliography of fishes. New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1971-1973. url p. 274, p. 302, p. 84.
• Final environmental impact statement prepared on the proposed Looe Key National Marine Sanctuary. [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Coastal Zone Management, [1980] url p. 21.
• Fishery circular / U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Fisheries. [Washington]: The Bureau, 1931-1939. url , , p. 211, p. 222, p. 223, p. 229, p. 395, p. 416, p. 420.
• Ontogeny and systematics of fishes: based on an international symposium dedicated to the memory of Elbert Halvor Ahlstrom / sponsored by the National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Dept. of Commerce. [New York?]: American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, c1984. url p. 453.
• Special scientific report. Seattle, National Marine Fisheries Service; for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1949-1971. url p. 12, p. 7.
• Tektite 2: scientists in the sea / Ed. by J.W. Miller, J.G. VanDerwalker, and R.A. Waller. Washington: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, 1971 [i.e. 1972] url p. 182.

Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
• FishBase. Release date: January 5, 2010
• Froese, R., and D. Pauly. FishBase 2004. International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 8 providers.
• Matsuura, Keiichi (from FishBase).
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:

• Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Fish Collection
• FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
• GBIF-Sweden: Fishes (NRM)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: A Biological Survey of the Waters of Woods Hole and Vacinity
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Canadian Museum of Nature - Fish Collection (OBIS Canada)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: iziko South African Museum - Fish Collection
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: NODC WOD01 Plankton Database
• Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
• Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
• Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University: MCZ Fish Collection
• OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
• Royal Ontario Museum: Fish specimens
• UNIBIO, IBUNAM: CNPE/Coleccion Nacional de Peces
• University of Kansas Biodiversity Research Center: Fish Collection

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 119158
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-22736
• Fishbase Species ID: 92
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13848950
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 173245
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 101176

Footnotes

1. Tyler, J.C. (1978). Ostraciidae. In W. Fischer (ed.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. West Atlantic (Fishing Area 31). Vol. 3. [pag. var.]. FAO, Rome. [back]
2. Mean = -1,314.440 meters (-4,312.467 feet), Standard Deviation = 2,655.770 based on 87 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
3. Randall, J.E. (1996). Caribbean reef fishes. Third Edition - revised and enlarged. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. Ltd., Hong Kong. 3nd ed. 368 p. [back]
4. Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen (1966). Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. [back]

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