Triggerfish
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Abalistes Balistapus Balistes Balistoides Canthidermis Melichthys Odonus Pseudobalistes Rhinecanthus Sufflamen Xanthichthys Xenobalistes |
Triggerfishes are the brightly coloured fishes of the family Balistidae which inhabit warm coastal waters. They have a roundish body with an anterior dorsal fin that can lock and unlock. This locking and unlocking behaviour is why they are named 'Triggerfish'.
- Abalistes
- Abalistes stellaris : Starry Triggerfish
- Balistapus
- Balistapus undulatus : Orange-lined Triggerfish
- Balistes
- Balistes capriscus: Grey Triggerfish
- Balistes ellioti
- Balistes polylepis : Finescale Triggerfish
- Balistes punctatus : Bluespotted Triggerfish
- Balistes rotundatus
- Balistes vetula : Queen Triggerfish
- Balistes willughbeii
- Balistoides
- Balistoides conspicillum : Clown Triggerfish
- Balistoides viridecens : Titan Triggerfish, Mustache Triggerfish
- Canthidermis
- Canthidermis maculata: Spotted oceanic Triggerfish
- Canthidermis macrolepis : Large-scale Triggerfish
- \Canthidermis sufflamen : Ocean Triggerfish
- Melichthys
- Melichthys indicus : Indian Triggerfish
- Melichthys niger : Black Triggerfish
- Melichthys vidua : Pinktail Triggerfish
- Odonus
- Odonus niger : Redtoothed Triggerfish
- Pseudobalistes
- Pseudobalistes flavomarginatus Yellowmargin Triggerfish
- Pseudobalistes fuscus : Yellow-spotted Triggerfish, Blue-and-gold Triggerfish, rippled Triggerfish.
- Pseudobalistes naufragium : Stone Triggerfish
- Rhinecanthus
- Rhinecanthus abyssus
- Rhinecanthus aculeatus Blackbar Triggerfish, Lagoon humu (Hawaii), Lagoon Triggerfish (USA), Picassofish (Micronesia)
- Rhinecanthus assasi : Picasso Triggerfish
- Rhinecanthus cinereus
- Rhinecanthus lunula : Halfmoon picassofish
- Rhinecanthus rectangulus: Wedge-tail Triggerfish
- Rhinecanthus verrucosus : Blackbelly Triggerfish
- Sufflamen
- Sufflamen albicaudatum : Bluethroat Triggerfish
- Sufflamen bursa : Boomerang Triggerfish
- ''Sufflamen chrysopterum"" : Halfmoon Triggerfish
- Sufflamen fraenatum : Masked Triggerfish
- Sufflamen verres : Orangeside Triggerfish
- Xanthichthys
- Xanthichthys auromarginatus : Gilded Triggerfish
- Xanthichthys caeruleolineatus : Bluelined Triggerfish
- Xanthichthys lineopunctatus : Striped Triggerfish
- Xanthichthys mento : Redtail Triggerfish
- Xanthichthys ringens : Sargassum Triggerfish
- Xenobalistes
- Xenobalistes punctatus : OuTrigger Triggerfish
- Xenobalistes tumidipectoris