Common name of Balistes vetula
 
Common name Queen triggerfish
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Bahamas
Locality
Ref. Böhlke, J.E. and C.C.G. Chaplin, 1993
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core inanimate object
1st modifier person (generic)
2nd modifier
Remarks In Triggerfishes, the second spine of the first dorsal acts as a trigger, locking the first spine of the first dorsal fin and if depressed, unlocks the first spine (from Ref. 5288).
 
Entered by Casal, Christine Marie V.
Modified by Sta. Iglesia, Drina
Checked by Palomares, Maria Lourdes D.
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