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Ocean Triggerfish (Canthidermis sufflamen)
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Canthidermis sufflamen

(Mitchill, 1815)

Ocean Triggerfish

Also known as: Filefish, Ocean Tally, Oceanic Triggerfish, Turbot

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About

Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

5–60 m

Max size

65 cm

Max weight

6.12 kg

Diet

Selective plankton feeding

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Tetraodontiformes

Family

Balistidae

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

Titan Triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens)

Balistoides viridescens

Titan Triggerfish

Blue Triggerfish (Pseudobalistes fuscus)

Pseudobalistes fuscus

Blue Triggerfish

Bridled Trigger (Sufflamen fraenatum)

Sufflamen fraenatum

Bridled Trigger

Striped Triggerfish (Xanthichthys lineopunctatus)

Xanthichthys lineopunctatus

Striped Triggerfish

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