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Queen Triggerfish (Balistes vetula)
FishverifiedNear Threatened

Balistes vetula

Linnaeus, 1758

Queen Triggerfish

Also known as: Queen Turbot, Ol'wife, Old Wife, Turbot

Verified againstWoRMS

About

Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

2–275 m

Max size

60 cm

Max weight

5.44 kg

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Lifespan

23 yrs

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Tetraodontiformes

Family

Balistidae

Where to find it

occasional

Puerto Rico

Recorded on DIVR

Nat's Plat· Sint Maarten

Other species in Balistidae

Blunthead Triggerfish (Pseudobalistes naufragium)

Pseudobalistes naufragium

Blunthead Triggerfish

Triggerfish (Xanthichthys lima)

Xanthichthys lima

Triggerfish

Orange-Lined Triggerfish (Balistapus undulatus)

Balistapus undulatus

Orange-Lined Triggerfish

Largescale Triggerfish (Canthidermis macrolepis)

Canthidermis macrolepis

Largescale Triggerfish

Ocean Triggerfish (Canthidermis sufflamen)

Canthidermis sufflamen

Ocean Triggerfish

Titan Triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens)

Balistoides viridescens

Titan Triggerfish

Blue Triggerfish (Pseudobalistes fuscus)

Pseudobalistes fuscus

Blue Triggerfish

Bridled Trigger (Sufflamen fraenatum)

Sufflamen fraenatum

Bridled Trigger

Image: © Pauline Walsh Jacobson (CC-BY) · iNaturalist (CC-BY) · source