Blue or rippled triggerfish
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| Blue or rippled triggerfish | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Balistidae |
| Genus: | Pseudobalistes |
| Species: | P. fuscus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudobalistes fuscus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) |
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The blue triggerfish or rippled triggerfish, Pseudobalistes fuscus, is a brilliant blue colour. This fish is known for its aggressiveness and many divers choose to stay away from them, as they bite often.
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[edit] Range
Tropical Indo-Pacific, Red Sea.
[edit] Habitat
Coastal waters, shallows in the open, 3–50 metres (10–165 feet)
[edit] Size
55 centimetres (22 inches)
[edit] Diet
The blue triggerfish, like most other triggerfish, eats shellfish, small crustaceans, and other bottom-dwelling invertebrae.
[edit] References
- "Pseudobalistes fuscus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=173199. Retrieved 24 January 2006.
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2005). "Pseudobalistes fuscus" in FishBase. 10 2005 version.
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