threetooth puffer (Triodon macropterus), lagoon triggerfish (Rhinecanthus aculeatus), smooth trunkfish (Lactophrys triqueter) Français : Planche N° 1112 du livre "Le règne animal distribué d'après son organisation" par Georges Cuvier (Tome 8), seconde édition de 1828, représentant :
-en haut : Triodon bursarius = threetooth puffer (Triodon macropterus)
-au milieu : Balistes aculeatus = lagoon triggerfish (Rhinecanthus aculeatus)
-en bas : Ostracion triqueter = smooth trunkfish (Lactophrys triqueter)
Date 17 April 2013, 23:12:01
Author Rvalette
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cuvier-112-Triodon-Baliste-coffre.jpg
1. Triodon bursarius = threetooth puffer (Triodon macropterus)
The threetooth puffer (Triodon macropterus) is a tetraodontiform fish, native to the Indo-Pacific. It is the only living species in the genus Triodon and family Triodontidae. Its name comes from the Greek tria meaning "three" and odous meaning "tooth", and refers to the three fused teeth making up a beak-like structure.
2. Balistes aculeatus = lagoon triggerfish (Rhinecanthus aculeatus)
The lagoon triggerfish (Rhinecanthus aculeatus), also known as the blackbar triggerfish, the Picasso triggerfish, the Picassofish, and the Jamal, is a triggerfish found on reefs in the Indo-Pacific region.
3. Ostracion triqueter = smooth trunkfish (Lactophrys triqueter)
The smooth trunkfish (Lactophrys triqueter) is a species of boxfish found on and near reefs in the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and subtropical parts of the western Atlantic Ocean.