Sealife guideThe spotted trunkfishLactophrys bicaudalis
Taxonomy
- Common name: Spotted trunkfish
- French name: Poisson coffre zinga
- Scientific name: Lactophrys bicaudalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Family name: Ostraciidae
- Order name: Tetraodontiformes
- Class name: Actinopterygii
Did you know ?
The spotted trunkfish is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The spotted trunkfish appears in the IUCN Red List since 2015 within the category Least Concern !
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