Stone triggerfish
| Stone triggerfish | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Balistidae |
| Genus: | Pseudobalistes |
| Species: | P. naufragium |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudobalistes naufragium (D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1895) | |
The stone triggerfish (Pseudobalistes naufragium) is a large species of triggerfish. It is found at reefs and over sandy bottoms in the east Pacific, ranging from Baja California (Mexico) to Chile.[1] It can reach 1 metre (3.3 ft) in length, but is more common at about half that size.[1]
References
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Pseudobalistes naufragium" in FishBase. May 2011 version.
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