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Smooth Trunkfish

Rhinesomus triqueter

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Description:

Photo take at -45 ft in a Caribbean reef near the coast. The smooth trunkfish has an angular body sheathed in plate-like scales, growing to a maximum length of 47 cm, though 20 cm is a more normal size,more common named a boxfish Wikipedia.
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Habitat:

Found on coral reefs up to -50 mt depth from Canada all the Caribbean sea to south Brazil.

Notes:

I look up and there 3 Smooth trunkfish floating on top of a coral head incredible moment .

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I love these guys! They're so cute. :)

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