The brightly colored Cowfish doesn’t have a skeleton. Like other trunkfish, his body is made of bony plates that fuse together in a boxy shape. The bony box is so rigid that trunkfish can move only their fins, eyes, mouth, and tail.<br /><br />Cowfish can grow up to 12 inches long, and have a short spine over each eye.<br /><br />Smooth Trunkfish also have a body of bony plates, and are closely related to the Cowfish. They are incredibly cute and fun to watch while you’re diving.<br /><br />Trunkfish eat small crabs and shrimp off of rocks and coral. They also find food by spitting jets of water into the sand.<br /><br />Cowfish and Trunkfish are featured in the Flat Cay West segment of Diving St. Thomas, Volume 1.http://island-showcase.com/cowfish-and-trunkfish.html<br /><br />Your Ultimate Virgin Islands Vacation: http://island-showcase.com/
