Finescale Triggerfish
Balistes polylepis
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Family
- Balistidae
- Genus
- Balistes
Where to Find
Found in 7 diving areas across 5 countries and 3 regions.
- Cocos Island, Costa Rica - 10 records
- Bocas del Toro, Panama - 42 records
- Coiba National Park, Panama - 42 records
- Sea of Cortez, Mexico - 35 records
- Socorro Islands, Mexico - 15 records
- Galápagos Islands, Ecuador - 126 records
- Lima & Palomino Islands, Peru - 2 records