Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Smooth Trunkfish
Lactophrys triqueter
Smooth Trunkfish
Category: Boxfishes
Scientific Name: Lactophrys triqueter
Size: 6 to 10 in. (15 to 25 cm)  
Depth: 15-80 ft. (5-25 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of America, Brazil
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
      └Ostraciidae (Family)
       └Lactophrys (Genus)
        └L. triqueter (Species)

Odd-Shaped Swimmers
Boxfishes

Smooth Trunkfish

Smooth Trunkfish (Juvenile)

Honeycomb Cowfish

Scrawled Cowfish

Spotted Trunkfish

Spotted Trunkfish (Juvenile)

Buffalo Trunkfish



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