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Balistes
Linnaeus, 1758
- triggerfish
(fish)
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Balistidae (Family) - triggerfishes
..Abalistes (Genus)
..Balistapus (Genus)
..Balistoides (Genus)
..Canthidermis (Genus)
..Melichthys (Genus)
..Odonus (Genus)
..Pseudobalistes (Genus)
..Rhinecanthus (Genus)
..Sufflamen (Genus)
..Xanthichthys (Genus)
..Xenobalistes (Genus)
..Balistes (Genus) - triggerfish
....Balistes capriscus (Species)
....Balistes ellioti (Species)
....Balistes polylepis (Species) - finescale triggerfish
....Balistes punctatus (Species) - bluespotted triggerfish
....Balistes rotundatus (Species)
....Balistes vetula (Species) - queen triggerfish
....Balistes willughbeii (Species)
Basic information
Distribution
:
Pacific, Atlantic
Habitat
:
marine
Status
:
extant
Ecology/Habitat
Habitat
:
Marine
Ref:
I.V. Volvenko et al., 2020
: 6.
[implicit]
Bathymetric zone
:
Pelagic zone
Ref:
I.V. Volvenko et al., 2020
: 6.
Economy
Use
:
Possibly commercial use
Ref:
I.V. Volvenko et al., 2020
: 6.
Minimum retail price category
:
"very cheap"
Ref:
I.V. Volvenko et al., 2020
: 6 (0.70 US$/kg).
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1 Feb 2024