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Thornback boxfish
Lactoria fornasini (Bianconi, 1846)
AnimalsBox fish
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Reunion IslandMayotteNew CaledoniaPolynesia
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- Thornback CowfishBritish English
- KoeivisAfrikaans (South Africa)
- Poisson vache à épine dorsaleFrench (France)
- GuguFrench (French Polynesia)
Other invalid scientific names
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Sources
- WoRMS Lactoria fornasini
- in : DORIS, 14/12/2020 : Lactoria fornasini (Linnaeus), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/2828
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 20/03/2021 : Lactoria fornasini (Bianconi, 1846), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/3746
Modification history
- Created by Alain Mayoux on 19/03/2021
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