Husbandry
Acanthostracion polygonius lives in the coral reefs of the Caribbean Sea. Their diet consists mainly of sponges, leather corals, tunicates, and shrimp.
Synonymised names:
Acanthostracion poligonos Poey, 1876 (misspelling)
Acanthostracion polygonia Poey, 1876 (misspelling)
Lactophrys polygonia (Poey, 1876)
Lactophrys polygonius (Poey, 1876) (misspelling)
Lactophrys saxatilis Mowbray, 1931