Lactoria cornuta
Longhorn Cowfish
As recorded: Lactoria cornuta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Ostraciidae
- Collected by
- J.W. Thompson
- Locality
- Hawaiian Islands
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Lactoria cornuta observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 663 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Mosman, NSW, AU
(c) phibsj, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
2026-10-27
Mowbray, AU
(c) Sofi Forsman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Hải Châu, VN-DA, VN
(c) stefan2501, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
MM75+R3J Amed Beach Point, Purwakerti, Kec. Abang, Kabupaten Karangasem, Bali 80852, Indonesia
(c) carissr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
MJ8V+958, Jl. I Ketut Natih, Purwakerti, Kec. Abang, Kabupaten Karangasem, Bali 80852, Indonesia
(c) cjmatheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
MJ8V+958, Jl. I Ketut Natih, Purwakerti, Kec. Abang, Kabupaten Karangasem, Bali 80852, Indonesia
(c) cjmatheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Lactoria cornuta. BPBM 5069. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37319723. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/5069.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37319723 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026