Trunkfish

The Trunkfish lives in the demersal, potamodromous, freshwater environment.

Trunkfish, or Boxfish, the common names for a family of fish whose members are found in shallow waters of warm seas around the world. More

* Spotted trunkfish, Lactophrys bicaudalis (Linnaeus, 1758). * Buffalo trunkfish, Lactophrys trigonus (Linnaeus, 1758). * Smooth trunkfish, Lactophrys triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758). More

The Spotted Trunkfish is a member of the family Ostraciidae. It can be found in reefs throughout the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean as well as the south eastern Atlantic Ocean. More

trunkfish, any member of a family of fishes, also called boxfishes, that have short triangular bodies covered by firmly united hexagonal bony plates. More

A smooth trunkfish (Lactophrys triqueter) swims through its coral habitat off Grand Turk Island in the Caribbean. Solitary in nature, the trunkfish blows water out of its mouth to expose prey such as mollusks, crustaceans, worms, and sponges. More

Spotted trunkfish are shy but curious fish that swim slowly above reefs, often hovering under ledges or over small holes. They prefer warm temperatures between 22 and 26 degrees C (72 and 79 F) and depths between 4.5 and 18 meters (15 and 60 ft). More

Spotted trunkfish, Lactophrys bicaudalis Thornback cowfish, Lactoria fornasini Smooth trunkfish, Lactophrys triqueter Family OSTRACIIDAE * Genus Acanthostracion * Acanthostracion guineensis (Bleeker, 1865). More

trunkfishes are patterned in bright colors. They are sluggish, frequenting shallow water and feeding on minute plant and animal matter. Members of some species have been found to secrete a poison, fatal to other fishes, when disturbed. More

Trunkfish have palatable flesh and are served baked in their shells by the inhabitants of some South Pacific islands. They are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Osteichthyes, order Tetraodontiformes, family Ostraciidae. More

Boxfish / Trunkfish are compatible in both, Marine as well as Freshwater Aquariums. Fresh Marine offers several beautiful Boxfish / Trunkfish of different types, to grace your aquarium. More

A smooth trunkfish, Lactophyrs triqueter, on the Christmas Tree Cave portion of French Reef off Key Largo, Florida, USA. French Reef is northeast of Molasses Reef and is marked by buoys inscribed with the letter "F". More

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Shaw's Trunkfish is also called Shaw's Cowfish, or the Striped Cowfish, and is a member of the Ostraciidae family. Males and females of Aracana aurita are dimorphic, with the males having a blue to green hue that is absent in the female. More

Trunkfishes are members of the boxfish family. They get their name from their modified scales, which form a bony armor of plates that enclose their body. They can easily be identified by their triangular shape. More

trunkfishtrunkfish - any of numerous small tropical fishes having body and head encased in bony platesboxfishplectognath, plectognath fish - tropical marine fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick skin covered with bony plates or spinesfamily Ostraciidae, family Ostraciontidae, Ostraciidae More

trunkfish definition trunk·fish (truŋk′fis̸h′) noun pl. More

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Common names

Aben in Shilluk
Afinfin in Yoruba (Yorùbá)
Akonopio in Dinka
Akonopio in Dinka, Northeastern
Akonthok in Dinka
Akonthok in Dinka, Northeastern
Apem in Dinka
Apem in Dinka, Northeastern
Elephant fish in Creole, English
Elugi in Nupe
Faya in Hausa (‫هَوُسَ)
Kabre in Kim
Kabring in Kim
Kawring in Kim
Kuath in Nuer
Mbongo mbongo in Zande
Mbongombongo in Zande
Oprigene-opoku in Ijo
Rypoun kaprí in Czech (česky)
Särkinuijakala in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Trunkfish in English
Um shelfa in Arabic (‫العربية)
Um shiffa in Arabic (‫العربية)
似鯉異吻象鼻魚 in Mandarin Chinese
似鲤异吻象鼻鱼 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Osteoglossiformes
Family : Mormyridae
Genus : Marcusenius
Species : Marcusenius cyprinoides
Authority : Linnaeus, 1758