Triggerfish

Balistes capriscus

Category: Reef Fish

IUCN Conservation Status: VU - Vulnerable - facing a high risk of extinction in the wild

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Balistidae
Genus: Balistes

Where to Find

Found in 42 diving areas across 29 countries and 6 regions.

Sandy Island, Anguilla - 1 records
Antigua South Coast, Antigua & Barbuda - 1 records
Bimini, Bahamas - 507 records
Nassau & New Providence, Bahamas - 2 records
South Coast, Barbados - 4 records
West Coast, Barbados - 4 records
North Shore, Bermuda - 2 records
Salt Island & Cooper Island, British Virgin Islands - 1 records
Virgin Gorda & Anegada, British Virgin Islands - 1 records
Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands - 2 records
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands - 2 records
Isla de la Juventud, Cuba - 1 records
Jardines de la Reina, Cuba - 5 records
Cousteau Reserve, Guadeloupe - 1 records
Ocho Rios, Jamaica - 1 records
La Parguera, Puerto Rico - 3 records
Rincon & West Coast, Puerto Rico - 3 records
St. Kitts, St. Kitts & Nevis - 1 records
Anse La Raye, St. Lucia - 1 records
Soufriere & The Pitons, St. Lucia - 1 records
Tobago, Trinidad & Tobago - 1 records
St. Croix, US Virgin Islands - 2 records
St. Thomas & St. John, US Virgin Islands - 1 records
Turneffe Atoll, Belize - 1 records
Caribbean Coast, Guatemala - 2 records
Corn Islands, Nicaragua - 1 records
Santiago, Cape Verde - 3 records
Corsica, France - 1 records
Marseille & Calanques, France - 2 records
South Coast, Ireland - 36 records
West Coast, Ireland - 19 records
Sardinia, Italy - 1 records
Al Hoceima, Morocco - 1 records
Algarve & Berlengas, Portugal - 1 records
Azores, Portugal - 53 records
Cabo de Palos, Spain - 1 records
Cornwall & Devon, United Kingdom - 30 records
Scapa Flow, Orkney, United Kingdom - 1 records
Scottish West Coast, United Kingdom - 2 records
Yucatán Cenotes, Mexico - 1 records
Santa Marta & Tayrona, Colombia - 22 records
Morrocoy & Chichiriviche, Venezuela - 2 records