Distribution: Western Atlantic, from Southern Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to Brazil.
Sometimes confused with Lactophrys bicaudalis.
at Malendure (Guadeloupe) © philippe-seve
at Shoal Bay Beach (Anguilla) © nst56
at Aquarium Beach (Grenada) © nst56
at Amelie Wreck (Martinique) © madininasnorkeling
at Malendure (Guadeloupe) © super_newbie_pro
at Anse à la Barque (Guadeloupe) © bruno56
at Plage du Pain de Sucre (Guadeloupe) © fishaddict
at Pigeon Islands (Guadeloupe) © bruno56
at Te Amo Beach (Bonaire) © peersen
at Caneel Bay (US Virgin Islands) © nst56
at Cayo Levantado (Dominican Republic) © nst56
at Sugar Beach (Saint Lucia) © nst56
at Palm Island (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) © nst56
at Anse Chastanet (Saint Lucia) © nst56
at West Bay (Roatán) © nst56
at Playa Magallanes (Dominican Republic) © raphael-voue
at Boca Catalina (Aruba)
at Puerto Morelos (Mexico)
at Punta Perdiz (Cuba) © maima
at Tankah Bay (Mexico) © rolo
at French Key (Roatán)
at Playa del Carmen (Mexico)
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