Balistes | |
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Balistes capriscus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
Family: | Balistidae |
Genus: | Balistes Linnaeus, 1758 |
Type species | |
Balistes vetula |
Balistes is a genus of triggerfish.
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[3]
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Balistes capriscus J. F. Gmelin, 1789 | grey triggerfish | western Atlantic from Nova Scotia to Argentina and also the eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean Sea and off Angola on the west coast of Africa. | |
Balistes polylepis Steindachner, 1876 | finescale triggerfish | Pacific Coast of the Americas from San Francisco southwards to Callao, Peru and the Galapagos. | |
Balistes punctatus J. F. Gmelin, 1789 | bluespotted triggerfish | Eastern Atlantic. | |
Balistes vetula Linnaeus, 1758 | queen triggerfish | western Atlantic, it ranges from Canada to southern Brazil, and in the eastern Atlantic it is found at Ascension, Cape Verde, Azores and south to Angola |