blue triggerfish

Pseudobalistes fuscus

Fish Reaching Fifty Five Centimeters in Australian Waters

Blue
Brown
Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
Oceania
Deep-bodied
Large
Tropical fish

Pseudobalistes fuscus (common names: blue triggerfish, rippled triggerfish, yellow-spotted triggerfish and blue-and-gold triggerfish) is a fish belonging to the family Balistidae.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Puffers, Triggerfishes, and Allies
Family: Balistidae
Genus: Pseudobalistes
Maximum length: 55 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to East Africa, through northern Australia to Society Islands, north to southern Japan.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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