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Lactophrys
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Lactophrys

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Lactophrys is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Ostraciidae, the boxfishes. The boxfishes in this genus are found in the western Atlantic Ocean and are known as trunkfishes.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderTetraodontiformes
  5. FamilyOstraciidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded74,425

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
179
With media
2
Family
Ostraciidae
Collections
CUMV, TCWC, ECOSUR, UF
Recorded in
United States, Mexico

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Image
Lactophrys triqueter.jpg
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Commons category
Lactophrys
taxon name
Lactophrys
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Lactophrys
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