Deep-bodied fish with a spiny first dorsal fin; large front spine, locked in upright position by a second smaller spine, and serving to wedge the fish in rock crevices away from predators; body strongly compressed, teeth well-developed, pelvic fins absent. (Family: Balistidae, 5 genera.)
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Titan triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens) |
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See text. GeneraAbalistes Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Abalistes stellaris : Starry Triggerfish Balistapus Tilesius, 1820 Balistapus undulatus : Orange-lined triggerfish Balistes Linnaeus, 1758 Balistes capriscus: Grey triggerfish Balistes ellioti Balistes polylepis : finescale triggerfish Balistes punctatus : Bluespotted triggerfish Balistes rotundatus Balistes vetula : Queen triggerfish Balistes willughbeii Balistoides Fraser-Brunner, 1935 Balistoides conspicillum : Clown Triggerfish Balistoides viridescens : Titan triggerfish, Mustache Triggerfish Canthidermis Swainson, 1839 Canthidermis maculata: Spotted oceanic triggerfish Canthidermis macrolepis : Large-scale triggerfish Canthidermis sufflamen : Ocean triggerfish Melichthys Swainson, 1839 Melichthys indicus : Indian triggerfish Melichthys niger : Black triggerfish Melichthys vidua : Pinktail triggerfish Odonus Gistel, 1848 Odonus niger : Redtoothed triggerfish Pseudobalistes Bleeker, 1865 Pseudobalistes flavomarginatus Yellowmargin Triggerfish Pseudobalistes fuscus : Blue or rippled triggerfish, Blue-and-gold triggerfish, Yellowspotted triggerfish Pseudobalistes naufragium : Stone triggerfish Rhinecanthus Swainson, 1839 Rhinecanthus abyssus Rhinecanthus aculeatus Picasso triggerfish, Lagoon triggerfish (USA) Rhinecanthus assasi : Arabian picasso triggerfish Rhinecanthus cinereus Rhinecanthus lunula : Halfmoon picassofish Rhinecanthus rectangulus: Reef triggerfish, Humuhumu-nukunuku-a-pua'a (Hawaii) Rhinecanthus verrucosus : Blackbelly triggerfish Sufflamen Jordan, 1916 Sufflamen albicaudatum : Bluethroat triggerfish Sufflamen bursa : Boomerang triggerfish Sufflamen chrysopterum : Halfmoon triggerfish Sufflamen fraenatum : Masked triggerfish Sufflamen verres : Orangeside triggerfish Xanthichthys Kaup in Richardson, 1856 Xanthichthys auromarginatus : Gilded triggerfish Xanthichthys caeruleolineatus : Bluelined triggerfish Xanthichthys lineopunctatus : Striped triggerfish Xanthichthys mento : Redtail triggerfish Xanthichthys ringens : Sargassum triggerfish Xenobalistes Matsuura, 1981 Xenobalistes punctatus : Outrigger triggerfish Xenobalistes tumidipectoris |
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