Author: (Linnaeus, 1758)
FBname: Smooth trunkfish
Remark: Matsuura (2003: Ref. 53032) places this species in the genus <i>Rhinesomus</i>.
Comments: Found on coral reefs (Ref. 12204).  Solitary or in small groups (Ref. 9710).  Feeds on a wide variety of small bottom invertebrates such as mollusks, crustaceans, worms, sessile tunicates and sponges exposed by a jet of water ejected through the mouth (Ref. 9710).  Marketed fresh locally (Ref. 3696).  Toxins released when excited kill other fishes (Ref. 5521).  Easily approached (Ref. 9710).