Description
Also known as Cowfish, Spotted Trunkfish, Trunkfish.
Found singly or in small schools, foraging for food, over sandy areas of coral reefs.
They feed on benthic invertebrates.
Length - 47cm
Depth - 4-50m
Widespread Western Atlantic, Caribbean
The bodies of Boxfish are covered in a toxic mucus which can be released when stressed. Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/1109
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