Key Identification Features
- Three distinct silvery-blue grooves run diagonally from below and behind the mouth almost to the operculum.
- This adaptation makes it highly maneuverable, and it uses these fins for a distinctive propeller-like style of propulsion that counts among the most unique swimming styles in the ocean.
- This species has distinct mating pairing.
- Compared to other larger triggerfishes with overlapping ranges, such as the grey triggerfish and ocean triggerfish, the queen triggerfish is easily identifiable by its distinct color patterns.
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