Spotted trunkfish

Spotted trunkfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Suborder: Ostracioidea
Family: Ostraciidae
Genus: Lactophrys
Species:
L. bicaudalis
Binomial name
Lactophrys bicaudalis
Synonyms[2]
  • Ostracion bicaudalis Linnaeus, 1758
  • Rhinesomus bicaudalis (Linnaeus, 1758)

The spotted trunkfish (Lactophrys bicaudalis) is a member of the family Ostraciidae. It lives in reefs throughout the Caribbean, as well as the southwestern Atlantic Ocean. It gets its name from the black spots on its whitish or yellow-golden body. In Caribbean countries, it is colloquially known as the boxfish, cow-fish or shellfish.[3]

  1. ^ Leis, J.L.; Matsuura, K.; Shao, K.-T.; et al. (2015). "Lactophrys bicaudalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T190106A1940651. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T190106A1940651.en. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lactophrys bicaudalis". FishBase. June 2024 version.
  3. ^ Allsopp, Richard (1996). Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage. p. 174. ISBN 9789766401450.