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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Balistidae Triggerfishes
Genus: Sufflamen

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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Sufflamen albicaudatum (Rüppell, 1829)
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Sufflamen albicaudatum
[Bluethroat triggerfish]
Photo by Patzner, R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Sufflamen bursa (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Sufflamen bursa
[Boomerang triggerfish]
Photo by Patzner, R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Sufflamen chrysopterum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Sufflamen chrysopterum
[Halfmoon triggerfish]
Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Sufflamen fraenatum (Latreille, 1804)
Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver
 
Sufflamen fraenatum
[Masked triggerfish]
Photo by Cox, C.D.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Sufflamen verres (Gilbert & Starks, 1904)
Photo by Cox, C.D.
 
Sufflamen verres
[Orangeside triggerfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Sufflamen albicaudatum Bluethroat triggerfish Western Indian Ocean 22 TL 1829
Sufflamen bursa Boomerang triggerfish Indo-Pacific 25 TL 1801
Sufflamen chrysopterum Halfmoon triggerfish Indo-Pacific 30 TL 1801
Sufflamen fraenatum Masked triggerfish Indo-Pacific 38 TL 1804
Sufflamen verres Orangeside triggerfish Eastern Pacific 40 TL 1904



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013
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