Author: (Bianconi, 1846)
FBname: Thornback cowfish
Comments: Inhabit clear outer lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 1602).  Benthopelagic over rubble and sand at 5-132 m (Ref. 58302). Solitary (Ref. 90102). Males are highly territorial (Ref. 9710).  Poisonous in some parts of the tropics (Ref. 7364).