This charismatic fish is a member of the boxfish family, and is easily recognizable by its long horns that protrude from the front of its head.
This fish displays a unique behavior of blowing into the sand of the sea floor to uncover buried food items such as small worms.
Sponges, polychaete worms, mollusks, small crustaceans, and small fishes
The longhorn cowfish can grow to a length of 20 inches.
Red Sea and tropical Indo-Pacific
All boxfish can excrete a toxin that usually keeps predators from eating them, although larger fish and sharks might try.
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