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Pez cofre, Chapín buffalo, Chapín de lunares

Lactophrys trigonus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Description:

El pez cofre tiene cuerpo oblongo, con una joroba en el dorso, grueso, encerrado en una caja ósea formada por placas de escamas gruesas y unidas en placas que usualmente tienen forma hexagonal. De color verde a bronceado. Puede alcanzar los 55 cm.

Habitat:

Arrecifes coralinos en PN Cahuita, Costa Rica.

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Isabela
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Isabela

Provincia Limón, Costa Rica

Spotted on Mar 15, 2018
Submitted on Apr 5, 2018

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