Aracana ornata Ornate Cowfish, Ornate Boxfish

Aracana ornata is commonly referred to as Ornate Cowfish, Ornate Boxfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Solo per acquariofili esperti. A aquarium size of at least 800 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

Phil Garner, Southern California Marine Life, USA

Ornate Cowfish, Australia 2024

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AphiaID:: 279677

Scientific:: Aracana ornata
German:: Schmuck-Kofferfisch
English:: Ornate Cowfish, Ornate Boxfish

Category:: Pesci scatola

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Aracanidae (Family) > Aracana (Genus) > ornata (Species)
Initial determination:: (Gray, ), 1838

Occurrence:: Australia, Endemic species, New South Wales (Australia), South Australia, Tasmania (Australia), Western Australia
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 5 - 60 Meter
Habitats:: Coastal waters, Marine / Salt Water
Size:: up to 5.91" (15 cm)
Temperature:: 59 °F - 18,3 °F (15°C - 18,3°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Coral polyps = corallivorous, Crustaceans, Invertebrates
Tank:: 175.98 gal (~ 800L)
Difficulty:: Solo per acquariofili esperti
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Has a poison harmful to health

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2005-08-26 20:21:03
Last edit:: 2024-05-20 15:42:38

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This is a general hint!
Aracana ornata has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose mortal danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Aracana ornata in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Aracana ornata. Every human reacts differently to poisons.
If you suspect that you have come into contact with the poison, please contact your doctor or the poison emergency call.
The phone number of the poison emergency call can be found here:
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Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

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Aracana ornata (Gray, 1838)

Ornate cowfish is endemic to Australia.

Synonymised names
Ostracion flavigaster Gray, 1838 · unaccepted
Ostracion ornata Gray, 1838 · unaccepted