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Blue Triggerfish (Pseudobalistes fuscus)
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Pseudobalistes fuscus

(Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Blue Triggerfish

Also known as: Yellow-Spotted Triggerfish, Blue-Lined Trigger, Blue-Lined Triggerfish, Bluestriped Triggerfish, Rippled Triggerfish, Yellow-Spot Triggerfish

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About

Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

30–50 m

Max size

55 cm

Diet

Variable

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Tetraodontiformes

Family

Balistidae

Where to find it

occasional

Sudan

Recorded on DIVR

Abu Ramada South· Egypt

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

Bridled Trigger (Sufflamen fraenatum)

Sufflamen fraenatum

Bridled Trigger

Striped Triggerfish (Xanthichthys lineopunctatus)

Xanthichthys lineopunctatus

Striped Triggerfish

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