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Smooth Trunkfish
Lactophrys triqueter
10.2367, -75.7332
Field Notes
Description:
Black body with a lot of white spots, box shape.
I barely caught a glimpse of this fish and was lucky to catch it on camera (I couldn't see the screen as I took photographs).
Habitat:
The warm, clear waters of the Southwestern Caribbean, along the shore of a tiny Colombian island. These fish rush out from under the dock to dart in between the legs of a vendor who sells shrimp cups to tourists landing on the island - he is chopping constantly, and drops the leftover pieces in the water, which is where the fish chow down.
Notes:
This fish was swimming around amongst the Sergeant-Majors, Grunts and others, but was much more conservative in its ventures and didn't stray to far from the dock.
I'm fairly certain it is the Smooth Trunkfish...
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