Lactophrys trigonus, the buffalo trunkfish or trunkfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ostraciidae, the boxfishes. The buffalo trunkfish is found in the Western Atlantic Ocean.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Buffalo Trunkfish being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Lactoria diaphana
- Acanthostracion quadricornis
- Tetrosomus gibbosus
- Lactoria cornuta
- Tetrosomus reipublicae
- Ostracion immaculatum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Family
- Ostraciidae
- Genus
- Lactophrys
- Species
- Lactophrys trigonus
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