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Spotted trunkfish
| Spotted trunkfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Suborder: | Ostracioidea |
| Family: | Ostraciidae |
| Genus: | Lactophrys |
| Species: | L. bicaudalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Lactophrys bicaudalis | |
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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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lactophrys bicaudalis". FishBase. June 2024 version.
- ^ Allsopp, Richard (1996). Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage. p. 174. ISBN 9789766401450.
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