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Titan triggerfish

Balistoides viridescens

Photo by Benno Ibold
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Field Notes

Description:

The titan triggerfish, giant triggerfish or moustache triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens) is a large species of triggerfish

Habitat:

It is 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).

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PublishedAugust 24, 2014

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