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Titan Triggerfish

Balistoides viridescens

Bislamastrongskin · sanpepafis— names this kind of animal, not this species alone

Titan Triggerfish — photo 1 of 2
Photo 1 of 2 · Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
commonyellowbrownsolitaryterritoriallargereef
Habitat
Reef
Max size
75 cm
Depth
0-50 m
Family
Balistidae

The titan triggerfish, giant triggerfish or moustache triggerfish is a large species of triggerfish found in lagoons and at reefs to depths of 50 m (160 ft) in most of the Indo-Pacific, though it is absent from Hawaii. With a length of up to 75 centimetres (30 in), it is the largest species of triggerfish in its range.

Adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Side by side, with what tells them apart.

Titan Triggerfish
This oneTitan Triggerfish
Yellowmargin Triggerfish
Look-alikeYellowmargin Triggerfish

The two big triggerfish that guard nests in the sand and chase or bite divers who come too close. Titan Triggerfish has a dark band above the upper lip like a moustache, scales outlined in dark that give a checked look, and dark-edged fins. Yellowmargin Triggerfish has no moustache: its cheeks and throat are orange-pink, its scales have dark centres, and its soft fins and tail are edged in yellow.

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