Sufflamen fraenatum (Latreille, 1804) is a animal in the Balistidae family, order Tetraodontiformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Sufflamen fraenatum (Latreille, 1804)
Masked triggerfish (Sufflamen fraenatum) is a triggerfish species found across much of the Indo-Pacific at depths of 8 to 186 meters.
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Introduction The masked triggerfish (Sufflamen fraenatum) is a triggerfish species that typically inhabits coastal reefs and lagoons. This species can live at depths ranging from 8 to 186 meters, which equals 30 to 610 feet. Its distribution covers the Indian Ocean coast of Africa, and spans most of the Indo-Pacific region from Indonesia to the Hawaiian Islands.
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Canthidermis sufflamen (Mitchill, 1815)
Sufflamen chrysopterum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Balistes capriscus Gmelin, 1789
Sufflamen bursa (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786)
Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786)
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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