Pseudobalistes fuscus (common names: blue triggerfish, rippled triggerfish, yellow-spotted triggerfish and blue-and-gold triggerfish) is a fish belonging to the family Balistidae.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Balistidae |
| Genus: | Pseudobalistes |
| Species: | P. fuscus
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudobalistes fuscus (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)
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Description
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Pseudobalistes fuscus can reach a length of 55 centimetres (22 inches) in males. The body is mainly brown, but fins have yellow margins. Juveniles are yellowish brown with a network of brilliant bluish wavy lines. With growth these lines become interconnected.[2]
This fish is known for its aggressiveness and many divers choose to stay away from them, as they bite often.
Distribution
editThis species is widespread in the Tropical Indo-Pacific, from the Red Sea to South Africa, Society Islands, southern Japan, Australia and New Caledonia.[2]
Habitat
editPseudobalistes fuscus is a reef-associated species. It prefers coastal waters, shallow lagoons and seaward reefs, at 30–50 metres (98–164 ft) of depth.[2]
Diet
editThis triggerfish, like most other triggerfish, eats shellfish, small crustaceans, and other bottom-dwelling invertebrae.[2]
References
edit- ^ Matsuura, K. (2022). "Pseudobalistes fuscus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T193643A2252390. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T193643A2252390.en. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Fishbase
- ^ The Taxonomicon Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- "Pseudobalistes fuscus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 24 January 2006.
External links
edit- Photos of Pseudobalistes fuscus on Sealife Collection
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