Sealife guideThe yellow-spotted triggerfishPseudobalistes fuscus
Last updated on 03/11/2024 at 11:40 PM
Taxonomy
English names
Yellow-spotted triggerfishBlue triggerfish
French namesBaliste à rides bleues
Spanish namesPez ballesta azul
Scientific namePseudobalistes fuscus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
FamilyBalistidae
OrderTetraodontiformes
ClassActinopterygii
Did you know ?
The yellow-spotted triggerfish is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The yellow-spotted triggerfish appears in the IUCN Red List since 2022 within the category Least Concern !

The yellow-spotted triggerfish (Pseudobalistes fuscus) © Stephankerkhofs | Dreamstime.com
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