Bluespotted triggerfish

Balistes punctatus

Blue dots crowd the skin

Blue
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Deep-bodied
Large
Tropical fish

Balistes punctatus, the bluespotted triggerfish or spotted triggerfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Balistidae, the triggerfishes. This species occurs in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean off the Western coast of Africa.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Puffers, Triggerfishes, and Allies
Family: Balistidae
Genus: Balistes
Maximum length: 60 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic from Madeira to Angola; including the Canary Islands, and Cape Verde.
Conservation status: VUVulnerable

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