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Balistidae

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Balistidae, or Triggerfish, are brightly coloured fish often marked by lines and spots, they inhabit warm coastal waters of the Atlantic, Mediterranean and the Indo-Pacific. They belong to the order Tetraodontiformes and there are about 40 species within the family.


Common name Difficulty Maximum Size Minimum Tank Size
Balistapus undulatus Orange-Lined Triggerfish
Green Trigger
Undulated Trigger
Orange Striped Triggerfish
Orangestriped Triggerfish
Red-Lined Triggerfish
Striped Triggerfish
Vermiculated Triggerfish
Challenging 1111 in27.94 cm 100100 gal378.541 liters
378,541.178 mL
Balistoides conspicillum Clown Triggerfish
Big-spotted Triggerfish
Clown Trigger
Challenging 19.68503937007919.685 in50 cm 250250 gal946.353 liters
946,352.945 mL
Melichthys indicus Indian Triggerfish Challenging 1010 in25.4 cm 100100 gal378.541 liters
378,541.178 mL
Melichthys niger Black Triggerfish
Hawaiian Black Trigger
Black Finned Triggerfish
Challenging 88 in20.32 cm 100100 gal378.541 liters
378,541.178 mL
Odonus niger Redtoothed Triggerfish
Niger Triggerfish
Challenging 19.68503937007919.685 in50 cm 7575 gal283.906 liters
283,905.884 mL
Rhinecanthus aculeatus Picasso Triggerfish
Blackbar Triggerfish
Humu Picasso Triggerfish
Humuhumu Triggerfish
Challenging 1010 in25.4 cm 8585 gal321.76 liters
321,760.001 mL
Sufflamen chrysopterum White Lip Triggerfish
Halfmoon Triggerfish
Whitetail Triggerfish
Challenging 1010 in25.4 cm 130130 gal492.104 liters
492,103.531 mL
brackish water