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Ostraciidae
spotted trunkfish
Lactophrys bicaudalis
Spotted armor in clear coral reefs
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- Central America and the Caribbean
- North America
- South America
- Deep-bodied
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Deep-bodied
Mediumspotted trunkfish is a marine fish found around Western Atlantic. It inhabits reef habitat. The largest recorded length is 48 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Ostraciidae
- Genus
- Lactophrys
- Maximum length
- 48 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- deep_bodied
- Distribution
- Western Atlantic: Florida (USA), Bahamas, and southern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: Ascension Island (Ref. 3696 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
