Triggerfish
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Triggerfish are one of 41 species of marine, ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Balistidae. Often brightly colored and marked by lines and spots, they inhabit tropical and subtropical oceans th
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Teeth of a bluethroat triggerfish (Sufflamen albicaudatum)
Grey triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) are caught for food
Reef triggerfish
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The reef triggerfish, also known as the rectangular triggerfish, wedgetail triggerfish or by its Hawaiian name humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa, is one of several species of triggerfish. It is found in coral re
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…slit, directly above the pectoral fins. Their small, restricted gill openings are a trait shared with other Tetraodontiformes. Skeletal anatomy of Rhinecanthus rectangulus (top) and Balistes capriscus (bottom) The anterior dorsal fin is reduced to a set of three spines, with the first spine is stout and by far the longest…
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