#smooth trunkfish

Lactophrys triquete

Smooth Trunkfish

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Status: Least concern

Some time ago I've made a list a gender dymorphism list of ostracions, I thought I'll make a comparison list of all ostraciidae!!

Baby: Adult:

Honeycomb cowfish

Scrawled cowfish

Spotted trunkfish

Buffalo trunkfish

Smooth trunkfish

Longhorn cowfish

Roundbelly cowfish

Thornback cowfish

Yellow boxfish

triangular boxfish

camel cowfish

Maybe I have, though I can’t recall! So I’ll do one now. :)

Daily fish fact #468

Smooth trunkfish!

One of my favorite fish in the #Caribbean - The Smooth #Trunkfish - For some reason it reminds me of a disco. #marinebiology #scuba #diving #underwater #paditv #nature #wildlife

One of my favorite fish to observe in the Caribbean is the Smooth Trunkfish. For some reason it remind me of a disco. 😀 The Smooth Trunkfish is also known as Lactophrys triqueter. It’s a species of boxfish commonly found along coral and rocky reefs in tropical waters. The smooth trunkfish is normally solitary but sometimes moves around in small groups. Smooth Trunkfish (Lactophrys…

Smooth trunkfish (Lactophrys triqueter)

The smooth trunkfish is a species of boxfish found on and near reefs in the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and subtropical parts of the western Atlantic Ocean. The smooth trunkfish has an angular body sheathed in plate-like scales, growing to a maximum length of 47 cm, though 20 cm is a more normal size. The smooth trunkfish is found down to a depth of about 50 m on coral reefs and over sandy seabeds. The smooth trunkfish is normally solitary but sometimes moves around in small groups. It uses its protuberant lips to expel a jet of water which disturbs the sandy seabed and reveals any shallowly buried benthic invertebrates. It feeds on small molluscs, polychaete worms, acorn worms, peanut worms, small crustaceans, sponges and tunicates.