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FishverifiedNear Threatened
Balistes vetula
Linnaeus, 1758
Queen Triggerfish
Also known as: Queen Turbot, Ol'wife, Old Wife, Turbot
Verified againstWoRMS
Habitat
Reef-associated
Depth
2–275 m
Max size
60 cm
Max weight
5.44 kg
Diet
Hunting macrofauna (predator)
Lifespan
23 yrs
Class
Teleostei
Order
Tetraodontiformes
Family
Balistidae
occasional
Pseudobalistes naufragium
Blunthead Triggerfish
Xanthichthys lima
Triggerfish
Balistapus undulatus
Orange-Lined Triggerfish
Canthidermis macrolepis
Largescale Triggerfish
Canthidermis sufflamen
Ocean Triggerfish
Balistoides viridescens
Titan Triggerfish
Pseudobalistes fuscus
Blue Triggerfish
Sufflamen fraenatum
Bridled Trigger
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