Balistoides
Appearance
Balistoides | |
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Balistoides conspicillum | |
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Balistoides viridescens | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
Family: | Balistidae |
Genus: | Balistoides Fraser-Brunner, 1935 |
Type species | |
Balistes viridescens |
Balistoides is a genus of triggerfishes native to the Indo-Pacific region.
Species
[edit]There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:[1]
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Balistoides conspicillum (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) | Clown triggerfish | tropical and subtropical waters of the Indian Ocean and in the western Pacific Ocean. |
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Balistoides viridescens (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) | Titan triggerfish | Indo-Pacific |
References
[edit]- ^ Matsuura, Keiichi (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. doi:10.1007/s10228-014-0444-5. S2CID 254172132.