Lactophrys

Lactophrys
	Spotted trunkfish - Lactophrys bicaudalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Tetraodontiformes
Family:	Ostraciidae
Genus:	Lactophrys; Swainson, 1839

Lactophrys is a genus of boxfishes native to the western Atlantic Ocean. All trunkfish of the genus Lactophrys, secretes a colorless toxin from glands on its skin when touched. The toxin is only dangerous when ingested, so there is no immediate harm to divers. Predators however, as large as nurse sharks, can die as a result of eating a trunkfish.^[1]

Species[]

There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:^[2]

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

References[]

^ Maurice Burton, Robert Burton. International Wildlife Encyclopedia. Marshall Cavendish, New York, 2002. ISBN 0-7614-7286-X; pp. 2758–2759
^ Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014. Ichthyological Research, 62 (1): 72-113.

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[1] Maurice Burton, Robert Burton. International Wildlife Encyclopedia. Marshall Cavendish, New York, 2002. ISBN 0-7614-7286-X; pp. 2758–2759

[Matsuura2014-2] Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014. Ichthyological Research, 62 (1): 72-113.

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