Buffalo Trunkfish (Lactophrys trigonus)

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Lactophrys trigonus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Buffalo Trunkfish

Also known as: Trunkfish, Whitespotted Trunkfish

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Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Tetraodontiformes

Family

Ostraciidae

Other species in Ostraciidae

Lactophrys bicaudalis

Lactophrys bicaudalis

Spotted Trunkfish

Ostracion cubicum

Ostracion cubicum

Black-Spotted Boxfish

Acanthostracion quadricornis

Acanthostracion quadricornis

Scrawled Cowfish

Acanthostracion polygonium

Acanthostracion polygonium

Honeycomb Cowfish

Lactophrys triqueter

Lactophrys triqueter

Smooth Trunkfish

Ostracion meleagris

Ostracion meleagris

Spotted Boxfish

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