| Balistidae (Triggerfishes) |
| 30 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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reef-associated; depth range 10 - 20 m |
| Indo-Pacific: Red Sea south to East London, South Africa (Ref. 4420) and east through Indonesia to the Marquesan Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 3-3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 22-25; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 20-22. Body orange-brown above; head and belly white; soft dorsal, anal and pectoral fins pale; caudal fin dusky (Ref. 4420).
Description: Characterized by presence of black band through eye connecting expansive black area between pectoral and anal fin bases; caudal peduncle/posterior body with distinctive black triangular mark; absence of groove in front of eye; nearly straight dorsal and ventral profiles of head; caudal peduncle and adjacent posterior body with 4-5 horizontal rows of small, anterior projecting spines; rounded caudal fin (Ref. 90102). |
| Occur in shallow outer reefs subject to surge (Ref. 9770, 48637). Commonly found over barren rock or the spur-and-groove zone where there is a mixture of bare rock, rubble, and coral. Juveniles on algae reef (Ref. 48637). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Feed on algae, detritus, mollusks, crustaceans, worms, echinoderms, fishes, sponges, foraminiferans, and eggs. Territorial. Oviparous (Ref. 205). Also taken by drive-in nets (Ref. 9770). |
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Not Evaluated
(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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Known from Prieto Diaz, Sorsogon (Ref. 58652). Edible but flesh may be poisonous (Ref. 12745). Also Ref. 48613. |
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