---
title: "Ornate Cowfish"
description: "Aracana ornata — Fish. No summary available."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/ornate-cowfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Ornate Cowfish

> Aracana ornata — Fish. No summary available.

- Scientific name: *Aracana ornata*
- Category: `fish` (Fish)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 4293
- Wikidata: [Q1466532](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1466532)
- iNaturalist taxon: [196867](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/196867)

## Names

- en: Ornate Cowfish
- de: Schmuck-Kofferfisch
- es: Cofre adornado

## Countries with the most observations

AU (4192)

## Photo

![Ornate Cowfish](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/ornate-cowfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: julie burgher · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/304442943

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/ornate-cowfish?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).