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Lactophrys triqueter

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Smooth Trunkfish

Also known as: Shell Fish, Spotted Trunkfish, Trunkfish

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Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Tetraodontiformes

Family

Ostraciidae

Where to find it

common

ArubaBonaireCuraçaoDominicaGrenadaGuadeloupeMartiniqueSabaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint Vincent and the Grenadines

occasional

Saint Lucia

rare

BarbadosHondurasMexicoSint Maarten

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Lactophrys bicaudalis

Spotted Trunkfish

Ostracion cubicum

Black-Spotted Boxfish

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Scrawled Cowfish

Acanthostracion polygonium

Honeycomb Cowfish

Lactophrys trigonus

Buffalo Trunkfish

Ostracion meleagris

Spotted Boxfish