Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas and

Caribbean Reefs

Buffalo Trunkfish
Lactophrys trigonus
Buffalo Trunkfish
Category: Boxfishes
Scientific Name: Lactophrys trigonus
Size: 12 to 17 in. (30 to 42 cm)  
Depth: 3-35 ft. (1-12 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Florida, Bahamas, Gulf of America, Bermuda, Brazil
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
     └Balistoidei (Suborder)
      └Ostraciidae (Family) Boxfishes
       └Lactophrys (Genus)
        └L. trigonus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 158931🔗
iNaturalist ID: 131513🔗

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