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    Triggerfish

    Triggerfish

    Balistes capriscus

    Reef Fish
    Vulnerable

    The Triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) is recorded at 42 diving areas across 29 countries, most often around Bimini, Azores and South Coast.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 6 diving regions worldwide.

    Caribbean
    Sandy IslandAnguilla
    Rarely seen here
    Antigua South CoastAntigua & Barbuda
    Rarely seen here
    BiminiBahamas
    Frequently seen here
    Nassau & New ProvidenceBahamas
    Rarely seen here
    South CoastBarbados
    Rarely seen here
    West CoastBarbados
    Rarely seen here
    North ShoreBermuda
    Rarely seen here
    Salt Island & Cooper IslandBritish Virgin Islands
    Rarely seen here
    Virgin Gorda & AnegadaBritish Virgin Islands
    Rarely seen here
    Cayman BracCayman Islands
    Rarely seen here
    Grand CaymanCayman Islands
    Rarely seen here
    Isla de la JuventudCuba
    Rarely seen here
    Jardines de la ReinaCuba
    Occasionally seen here
    Cousteau ReserveGuadeloupe
    Rarely seen here
    Ocho RiosJamaica
    Rarely seen here
    La PargueraPuerto Rico
    Rarely seen here
    Rincon & West CoastPuerto Rico
    Rarely seen here
    St. KittsSt. Kitts & Nevis
    Rarely seen here
    Anse La RayeSt. Lucia
    Rarely seen here
    Soufriere & The PitonsSt. Lucia
    Rarely seen here
    TobagoTrinidad & Tobago
    Rarely seen here
    St. CroixUS Virgin Islands
    Rarely seen here
    St. Thomas & St. JohnUS Virgin Islands
    Rarely seen here
    Central America
    Turneffe AtollBelize
    Rarely seen here
    Caribbean CoastGuatemala
    Rarely seen here
    Corn IslandsNicaragua
    Rarely seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    SantiagoCape Verde
    Rarely seen here
    Mediterranean & Europe
    CorsicaFrance
    Rarely seen here
    Marseille & CalanquesFrance
    Rarely seen here
    South CoastIreland
    Regularly seen here
    West CoastIreland
    Occasionally seen here
    SardiniaItaly
    Rarely seen here
    Al HoceimaMorocco
    Rarely seen here
    Algarve & BerlengasPortugal
    Rarely seen here
    AzoresPortugal
    Regularly seen here
    Cabo de PalosSpain
    Rarely seen here
    Cornwall & DevonUnited Kingdom
    Regularly seen here
    Scapa Flow, OrkneyUnited Kingdom
    Rarely seen here
    Scottish West CoastUnited Kingdom
    Rarely seen here
    North America
    Yucatán CenotesMexico
    Rarely seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassTeleostei
    OrderTetraodontiformes
    FamilyBalistidae
    GenusBalistes

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