Animalia > Chordata > Tetraodontiformes > Ostraciidae > Lactophrys > Lactophrys triqueter

Lactophrys triqueter (Trunkfish; Spotted trunkfish; Smooth trunkfish; Shell fish)

Synonyms: Ostracion triqueter; Rhinesomus triqueter
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Wikipedia Abstract

Lactophrys triqueter also known as the Smooth trunkfish, is a species of boxfish found on and near reefs in the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and subtropical parts of the western Atlantic Ocean.
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Prey / Diet

Predators

Carcharhinus perezii (Caribbean reef shark)[1]
Coryphaena hippurus (Mahi-mahi)[1]
Rachycentron canadum (Sergent fish)[1]

Consumers

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
♦ 2Food Habits of Reef Fishes of the West Indies, John E. Randall, Stud. Trop. Oceanogr. 5, 665–847 (1967)
♦ 3Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0