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Query: gruntResult: 129th of 148
Image of: Lactoria cornuta (horned boxfish)
Subject: Image of: Lactoria cornuta (horned boxfish)
Source: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/resou...
cowfish pair.jpg
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Image of: Lactoria cornuta (horned boxfish)


Image of: Lactoria cornuta (horned boxfish)

ADW: cowfish_pair.jpg


Location
Anilao, Luzon Island, Philippines
Caption
I suspect this pair of Long-Horned Cowfish are mates, since I have seen them together on numerous occasions in the same dive spot. Each one is about five inches in length. I presume they are named "cowfish" after the horns, since they don't have udders and don't "moo" (though they do grunt when held). When they're blowing into the sand looking for a meal you might say they were "grazing". Normally they avoid divers, but cowfish are fairly slow swimmers, barely able to swim faster than a diver. This was taken during a night dive when they're easier to approach.

grunt
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