Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Buffalo Trunkfish
Buffalo Trunkfish
Scientific Name: Lactophrys trigonus
Family: Ostraciidae
Category: Boxfishes
Size: 12 to 17 in. (30 to 42 cm)  
Depth: 3-35 ft. (1-12 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Florida, Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico, Bermuda, Brazil

Fish
Odd-Shaped Swimmers
Boxfishes

Buffalo Trunkfish

Scrawled Cowfish

Honeycomb Cowfish

Smooth Trunkfish

Smooth Trunkfish (Juvenile)

Spotted Trunkfish

Spotted Trunkfish (Juvenile)

Pufferfishes
Remoras
Filefishes
Trumpetfishes
Porcupinefishes
Goatfishes
Triggerfishes
Drums
Sweepers
Tilefishes

External Reference: fishbase.org itis.gov

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