WoRMS taxon details

Lactoria cornuta (Linnaeus, 1758)

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219904  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219904)

accepted
Species
Lactoria cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Ostracion cornutus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Description Inhabits weedy areas near rocks or reefs. Juveniles often near river mouths and in brackish water. Adults are solitary and...  
Description Inhabits weedy areas near rocks or reefs. Juveniles often near river mouths and in brackish water. Adults are solitary and juveniles often form small groups. Feeds on benthic invertebrates by blowing away the sand (Ref. 1602). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2023). FishBase. Lactoria cornuta (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219904 on 2023-03-22
Date
action
by
1997-02-24 18:26:33Z
created
2000-09-12 09:16:46Z
changed
Garcia, Maria
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z
changed

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original description  (of Ostracion cornutus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

context source (HKRMS) Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]   

basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]   
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Pathway/vector Other (Ornamental Trade) [details]

From other sources
Description Inhabits weedy areas near rocks or reefs. Juveniles often near river mouths and in brackish water. Adults are solitary and juveniles often form small groups. Feeds on benthic invertebrates by blowing away the sand (Ref. 1602). [details]

Remark L. cornutus in Kalk (1958). [details]
LanguageName 
English longhorn cowfish  [details]
Japanese コンゴウフグ  [details]
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