Smooth Trunkfish (Lactophrys triqueter)

FishverifiedLeast Concern

Lactophrys triqueter

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Smooth Trunkfish

Also known as: Shell Fish, Spotted Trunkfish, Trunkfish

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About

Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

0–50 m

Max size

47 cm

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Tetraodontiformes

Family

Ostraciidae

Where to find it

common

Aruba Bonaire Curaçao Dominica France (Martinique)Grenada Guadeloupe Martinique Saba Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

occasional

rare

Barbados Honduras Mexico Sint Maarten

Other species in Ostraciidae

Spotted Trunkfish (Lactophrys bicaudalis)

Lactophrys bicaudalis

Spotted Trunkfish

Black-Spotted Boxfish (Ostracion cubicum)

Ostracion cubicum

Black-Spotted Boxfish

Scrawled Cowfish (Acanthostracion quadricornis)

Acanthostracion quadricornis

Scrawled Cowfish

Honeycomb Cowfish (Acanthostracion polygonium)

Acanthostracion polygonium

Honeycomb Cowfish

Buffalo Trunkfish (Lactophrys trigonus)

Lactophrys trigonus

Buffalo Trunkfish

Spotted Boxfish (Ostracion meleagris)

Ostracion meleagris

Spotted Boxfish

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