Orangeside Triggerfish (Sufflamen verres)

FishverifiedLeast Concern

Sufflamen verres

(Gilbert & Starks, 1904)

Orangeside Triggerfish

Also known as: Brown Triggerfish

Verified againstWoRMS

About

Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

3–36 m

Max size

40 cm

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Tetraodontiformes

Family

Balistidae

Where to find it

common

Colombia (Pacific)Ecuador Ecuador (Galápagos)Panama (Pacific)

occasional

Costa Rica Mexico (Pacific)

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

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