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Triggerfish

Blue Trigger
(Pseudobalistes fuscus)


Classification

Class Subclass Superorder Order Family
ACTINOPTERYGII TELEOSTEI ACANTHOPTERYGII TETRAODONTIFORMES BALISTIDAE

Scientific Name: Pseudobalistes fuscus (BLOCH & SCHNEIDER, 1801)
Synonyms:

General informations

Name: Blue triggerfish, Blue Trigger, Blue Line Trigger, Yellowspotted triggerfish, Rippled Trigger, Fuscus Trigger, Gold Triggerfish
Distribution: Indo-Pacific (East Africa to South East Asia), Red Sea
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Size:

Pseudobalistes fuscus
Location: Hurghada, Egypt
Photo: Steven Blum, Berlin (Germany)

Description

The Blue triggerfish (Pseudobalistes fuscus), also known as Bluelined, Rippled, Gold or Yellowspotted triggerfish, grows up to 22 inches and is known for its aggressiveness. As a juvenile this fish is yellow with scribbled blue lines covering its body. As an adult, the color changes to green-blue with the broken blue lines becoming more complete and filled in.

Species of Genus Pseudobalistes

Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus (Rüppell, 1829)
Pseudobalistes fuscus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Pseudobalistes naufragium (Jordan & Starks, 1895)
Pseudobalistes flavomarginatus (Rüppell, 1829) --> Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus (Rüppell, 1829)
Pseudobalistes polylepis (Steindachner, 1876) --> Balistes polylepis (Steindachner, 1876)
Pseudobalistes viridescens (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) --> Balistoides viridescens (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)



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