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Updated 7/4/2024

Family Ostraciidae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC & EASTERN PACIFIC

Lactoria diaphana



South Kohala, Hawaii

SE Oahu

 

Ammo Reef, Oahu, 40 feet

 


North Kona, Hawaii, 78 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.