According to Fontaneda, a lesser part of the diet consisted of trunkfish and lobster. It is also known simply as the trunkfish or cowfish. Filefish are closely related to the triggerfish, pufferfish and trunkfish. This latter point distinguishes cowfish from trunkfish. In some regions, the smooth trunkfish is caught for human consumption. The spotted trunkfish ("Lactophrys bicaudalis") is a member of the family Ostraciidae. The smooth trunkfish is normally solitary but sometimes moves around in small groups. Other common names include sharpfin sunfish, point-tailed sunfish, and trunkfish. The Smooth Trunkfish is the most difficult fish to catch in the Atlantic Ocean. It is trunkfish wrapped inside a flour dough that is deep fried.