Names
| English name | Buffalo Trunkfish |
| Alternative English name | Trunkfish |
| Papiamento name | Chapin |
| Papiamento name | Caja di Morto |
| Valid name | Lactophrys trigonus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Synonym | Ostracion trigonus Linnaeus, 1758 |
Classification
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Animalia [kingdom]
Animals
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Chordata [phylum]
Chordates
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Actinopterygii [class]
Ray-finned Fishes
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Tetraodontiformes [order]
Puffers and Filefishes
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Ostraciidae [family]
Boxfishes
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Lactophrys Swainson, 1839 [genus]
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Lactophrys trigonus (Linnaeus, 1758) [species]
Buffalo Trunkfish
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Lactophrys trigonus (Linnaeus, 1758) [species]
Buffalo Trunkfish
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Lactophrys Swainson, 1839 [genus]
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Ostraciidae [family]
Boxfishes
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Tetraodontiformes [order]
Puffers and Filefishes
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Actinopterygii [class]
Ray-finned Fishes
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Chordata [phylum]
Chordates