Size: 6 to 12 in.
ID: White spots on dark body; honeycombed on midbody
Class: Actinopterygii / Ray-finned
fishes
Order: Tetraodontiformes / Boxfishes
Family: Ostracidae / Boxfishes, Cowfishes,
and Trunkfishes
Genus Species: Lactophyrs triqueter
/ Smooth Trunkfish
Habitat: reef and over sand
Typical food: polychate worms, peanut worms, crabs,
shrimps, tunicates, sponges, acorn worms
Other information: "blows" jet of water to uncover
burrowing organisms for food; can release toxins; usually solitary
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