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Rhinesomus triqueter
Photo take at -40 ft on a coral reef adult trunkfish digging the sandy bottom. The trunkfish belongs to a family of fish known as boxfish. Their bodies are hard and hexagonal shaped. Modified scales are formed into plates which act as body armor. The tip of the snout and the area round the pectoral fins are dark with few spots and the eyes are black.
It is found oncoral reefs from Florida to the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico to the North of Brazil.
Spotted on Jul 15, 2012
Submitted on Jul 15, 2012
6 Comments
attractive fish!
Thanks Team and Mayra :)
Beautiful!
Great picture dude :-)
Thanks ASH:)
Super pretty, great job!