cowfish
Bovine-named sea creature
Cowfish are small, boxy tropical fish named for the pair of horn-like projections above their eyes, giving them a bovine appearance.
They belong to the family of boxfish, with rigid bodies encased in fused bony plates.
Cowfish move slowly and are popular in aquariums for their unusual shape and seeming docility.
Angular-bodied reef fish
Bony animal projections
- boxyResembling a cube
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- finsSwimming appendages
- gillsAquatic respiratory organs
carapace · armor · plates · snout · tail · spines · eyes · mouth
Underwater rock or coral formation
- coralMarine skeletal formation
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- saltwaterOcean water, chemically speaking
- aquariumTank for keeping fish
Indo-Pacific · Caribbean · lagoon · seagrass · sandy · habitat · warm · shallow
Large storage vessel
- captiveOne held by force
- hobbyistRecreational pursuer of interests
- feedingGiving food to
- careAttentive regard for others
sensitive · delicate · compatible · temperament · diet · algae · invertebrates · omnivore
boxfish
Angular-bodied reef fish
genus · family · ichthyology · scientific · classification
horns
Bony animal projections
gills · carapace · armor · plates · snout · tail · spines · eyes · mouth · pectoral
reef
Underwater rock or coral formation
- coralMarine skeletal formation
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- saltwaterOcean water, chemically speaking
aquarium · Indo-Pacific · Caribbean · lagoon · seagrass · sandy · habitat · warm · shallow · coastal
tank
Large storage vessel
care · sensitive · delicate · compatible · temperament · diet · algae · invertebrates · omnivore · peaceful
toxin
Biological-origin harm agent
- poisonHarmful ingested substance
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
deterrent · secretion · skin · mucus · threat · protective · chemical · lethal · release
- boxfishboxfish, trunkfish
- fishcod, salmon, bass, perch, eels
- reef lifeanemone, sea anemone, anemones, brain coral, fire coral
- Caribbean fishbarracuda, grouper, snapper, parrotfish, angelfish
- reef fishclownfish, angelfish, butterflyfish, damselfish, tang
- spiny animalsporcupine, hedgehog, echidna, sea urchin, spiny anteater