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Lactoria fornasini
Thornback Cowfish
As recorded: Lactoria fornasini (Bianconi, 1846)
Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Ostraciidae
- Date
- August 8, 1949
- Locality
- Oahu; off Waianae
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Depth
- 45 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Lactoria fornasini observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1949. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 842 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Karangasem, Bali, ID
(c) nucle0n, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Apra Harbor, Guam
(c) fins_and_fur, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Bitung, SW, ID
(c) mikejh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
Karang Asem, ID-BA, ID
(c) cjmatheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
Amed Beach
(c) carissr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
Daanbantayan, PH-CB, PH
(c) Ale’s Pokédex, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Lactoria fornasini. BPBM 25480. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37319724. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/25480.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37319724 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026