Flat-Tailed Trigger-Fish (Abalistes stellatus)

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Abalistes stellatus

(Anonymous, 1798)

Flat-Tailed Trigger-Fish

Also known as: Star Puffer, Starry Trigger-Fish

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Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Tetraodontiformes

Family

Balistidae

Other species in Balistidae

Pseudobalistes naufragium

Pseudobalistes naufragium

Blunthead Triggerfish

Xanthichthys lima

Xanthichthys lima

Triggerfish

Balistapus undulatus

Balistapus undulatus

Orange-Lined Triggerfish

Canthidermis macrolepis

Canthidermis macrolepis

Largescale Triggerfish

Canthidermis sufflamen

Canthidermis sufflamen

Ocean Triggerfish

Balistoides viridescens

Balistoides viridescens

Titan Triggerfish

Pseudobalistes fuscus

Pseudobalistes fuscus

Blue Triggerfish

Sufflamen fraenatum

Sufflamen fraenatum

Bridled Trigger

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