Sufflamen fraenatum (Latreille, 1804)
Masked triggerfish

Masked triggerfish Pakoy,  Ampapagot,  Bigong,  Kareret,  Pacul,  Pakol,  Pakol,  Pakol,  Papakol,  Papakol,  Piagit,  Puggot,  Puggot,  Puggut,  Pugot,  Pugot,  Pugot,  Pugot,  Pugot,  Pugot bato,  Sulay-bagyo,  Sungo,  Tikos, 

Sufflamen fraenatum
photo by Randall, J.E.

 Family:  Balistidae (Triggerfishes)
 Max. size:  38 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  reef-associated; depth range 8 - 186 m, oceanodromous
 Distribution:  Indo-Pacific: East Africa south to Natal, South Africa (Ref. 4420) and east to the Hawaiian, Marquesas and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island.
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 3-3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27-31; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 24-28. Juveniles sand-colored with numerous thin black pinstripes (Ref. 1602); adult males with an oblique yellow band from the corner of mouth backward and another under the chin (Ref. 4420). Description: Characterized further by having longitudinal scale rows 43-54; presence of deep groove in front of eye; nearly straight dorsal and ventral head profiles; body with series of longitudinal ridges bearing small spiny tubercles, ridges extending forward to front of second dorsal fin; rounded caudal fin in juvenile, truncate to slightly double emarginate in adult (Ref. 90102).
 Biology:  Inhabit coastal rocky reefs, often silty habitats and in lagoons on open sand (Ref. 48637). Solitary (Ref. 90102). Found over sand and rubble patches of seaward reefs (Ref. 205). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Feed on echinoids, fishes, mollusks, tunicates, crustaceans, algae, polychaete worms, foraminiferans and detritus. Oviparous (Ref. 205).
 IUCN Red List Status:   (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:  Recorded from Davao Gulf (Ref. 106380). Also Ref. 1602, 48613.

 Entered by: Luna, Susan M. - 17.10.90
 Modified by: Valdestamon, Roxanne Rei - 06.05.13
 Checked by: Matsuura, Keiichi - 02.10.95

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