| Balistidae (Triggerfishes) |
| 30 cm NG (male/unsexed) |
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reef-associated; marine; depth range 6 - 130 m |
| Pacific Ocean: antitropical, from southern Japan, Hawaiian Islands, Clipperton Island, Revillagigedo Islands, southern California, Easter Island, and Pitcairn Islands. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 3-3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 29-32; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 26-29. Males are straw-yellow with each scale outlined in black creating a crosshatched appearance, and a red tail with neon submarginal blue band. Females are also crosshatched, but with a slate gray to blue ground color and tail. |
| Found mainly around oceanic islands and near reefs along the continental coasts (Ref. 9276). Found in schools in seaward reefs above drop-offs (Ref. 9710). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Feeds on zooplanktons (Ref. 89972). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 04 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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