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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Ostraciidae Boxfishes

Genus: Lactophrys

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3 species (see list below)

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Photo by Patzner, R.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 48 cm TL
Lactophrys bicaudalis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Lactophrys bicaudalis
[Spotted trunkfish]

Photo by Fisher, E.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 55 cm TL
Lactophrys trigonus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Fisher, E.
 
Lactophrys trigonus
[Buffalo trunkfish]

Photo by Pialek, L.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 47 cm TL
Lactophrys triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Pialek, L.
 
Lactophrys triqueter
[Smooth trunkfish]
3 Species of Family Ostraciidae with Genus Lactophrys
(Boxfishes)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1758 Lactophrys bicaudalis Spotted trunkfish Western Atlantic 48 TL
1758 Lactophrys trigonus Buffalo trunkfish Western Atlantic 55 TL
1758 Lactophrys triqueter Smooth trunkfish Western Atlantic 47 TL



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