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Updated 10/25/2023

Family Ostraciidae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC & EASTERN PACIFIC

Lactoria diaphana



South Kohala, Hawaii


SE Oahu

 

Ammo Reef, Oahu, 40 feet

 

Futo, Izu, Japan, 30 feet

 



Hachijojima, Japan, 25 feet


Mokapu Beach, Maui

 
   

ROUNDBELLY COWFISH

Rarely seen over deep rubble reefs in Hawai'i but fairly common in Japan.  Convex belly and short spines.  Attains 10 inches.  Recorded from scattered locations from East Africa to Japan, Hawaii, Micronesia, and Panama.