Family

Balistidae

28 species · Animals

Animalia › Chordata › › Tetraodontiformes › Balistidae

Yellowmargin Triggerfish

Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus (Rüppell, 1829)

Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus, the yellowmargin triggerfish, is an Indo-Pacific reef triggerfish sometimes eaten despite ciguatera poisoning risk.

Crosshatch Triggerfish

Xanthichthys mento (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)

Xanthichthys mento is a Pacific triggerfish sometimes traded for aquariums, growing up to 29 cm long.

Sargassum Triggerfish

Xanthichthys ringens (Linnaeus, 1758)

Xanthichthys ringens is a reef-dwelling triggerfish species found in tropical marine waters, with distinctive spotted flanks and colored fins.

Gilded Triggerfish

Xanthichthys auromarginatus (Bennett, 1832)

The gilded triggerfish (Xanthichthys auromarginatus) is a sexually dichromatic Indo-Pacific triggerfish with distinct coloration between males and females.

Related Families

Tetraodontidae 55 species Monacanthidae 39 species Ostraciidae 16 species Diodontidae 13 species Aracanidae 5 species Molidae 2 species

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