Aracana aurita Painted Boxfish, Shaws Cowfish, Southern Cowfish, Striped Cowfish

Aracana aurita is commonly referred to as Painted Boxfish, Shaws Cowfish, Southern Cowfish, Striped Cowfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Solo per acquariofili esperti. A aquarium size of at least 1200 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

Profile

lexID:

5285 

AphiaID:

279676 

Scientific:

Aracana aurita 

German:

Shaws Kofferfisch 

English:

Painted Boxfish, Shaws Cowfish, Southern Cowfish, Striped Cowfish 

Category:

Pesci scatola 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Aracanidae (Family) > Aracana (Genus) > aurita (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Shaw, ), 1798 

Occurrence:

Australia, Bass Strait, Eastern Indian Ocean, Endemic species, Indian Ocean, New South Wales (Australia), South Australia, Tasman Sea, Tasmania (Australia), Victoria (Australia), Western Australia 

Sea depth:

3 - 200 Meter 

Size:

up to 7.87" (20 cm) 

Temperature:

57.2 °F - 66.2 °F (14°C - 19°C) 

Food:

Aquatic plant, Cnidaria, Coral polyps = corallivorous, Crabs, Crustaceans, Detritus, Invertebrates, Mysis, Rock shrimps, Schrimps, Sea squirts, Sponges, Zoobenthos 

Tank:

263.97 gal (~ 1200L)  

Difficulty:

Solo per acquariofili esperti 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Has a poison harmful to health 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Aracana aurita
  Shaws Kofferfisch
• 
  Aracana ornata
  Schmuck-Kofferfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-04-18 20:24:02 

Last edit:

2022-05-07 20:05:43 

tossico

This is a general hint!
Aracana aurita 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 aurita in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Aracana aurita. 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:
[overview_and_url_DE]
Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

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