Aracana aurita

(Shaw, 1798)

Vernacular names
English : Striped cowfish
French : Poisson-vache rayé

Classification
Class : Teleostei
Order : Tetraodontiformes
Family : Aracanidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Adults can grow to 20 cm in length. Rounded belly, flattish back with conspicuous horn-like projections. White body covered with brown-orange wavy horizontal lines. Large brown areas on flanks, orange belly.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in the south-east Indian Ocean, south of Australia, from Western Australia to Tasmania and New South Wales. Found on the continental shelf, around rocky shores, estuaries.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species can be quite common within its range but may be vulnerable to pollution, especially in estuaries.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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