Smooth Trunkfish
Alternative names: Lactophrys triqueter
The Smooth Trunkfish is a species of boxfish that lives on the Caribbean reefs, in the Gulf of Mexico and in the western part of the Atlantic Ocean. It has a dark, triangular body covered in white spots and an area of pale honeycomb markings on the center.
The smooth trunkfish has an interesting hunting method. It uses its lips to expel a jet of water in order to spread the sandy seabed and find any buried invertebrate, such as molluscs, worms, sponges.
There are some regions around the world where the smooth trunkfish is caught for human consumption, but people must be careful as it produces a toxic substance.