Balistoides

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Balistoides
Balistoides conspicillum 2.jpg
Balistoides conspicillum
Maldives titan triggerfish, Balistoides viridescens.jpg
Balistoides viridescens
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Balistidae
Genus: Balistoides
Fraser-Brunner, 1935

Balistoides is a genus of triggerfishes native to the Indo-Pacific region.

Species[]

There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Balistoides conspicillum (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Clown triggerfish)
  • Balistoides viridescens (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Titan triggerfish)

References[]

  1. ^ Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014. Ichthyological Research, 62 (1): 72-113.


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