Lactophrys
| Lactophrys | |
|---|---|
| Spotted trunkfish - Lactophrys bicaudalis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Suborder: | Ostracioidea |
| Family: | Ostraciidae |
| Genus: | Lactophrys Swainson, 1839 |
| Type species | |
| Ostracion trigonus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lactophrys is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Ostraciidae, the boxfishes. The boxfishes in this genus are found in the western Atlantic Ocean and are known as trunkfishes.