FishverifiedLeast Concern

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

rare

Mozambique

Recently logged on DIVR

Abu Ramada South· Egypt

Other species in Balistidae

Pseudobalistes naufragium

Blunthead Triggerfish

Xanthichthys lima

Triggerfish

Balistapus undulatus

Orange-Lined Triggerfish

Canthidermis macrolepis

Largescale Triggerfish

Canthidermis sufflamen

Ocean Triggerfish

Balistoides viridescens

Titan Triggerfish

Sufflamen fraenatum

Bridled Trigger

Xanthichthys lineopunctatus

Striped Triggerfish