Balistoides
Balistoides conspicillum
Balistoides viridescens
Scientific classification Edit this 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

There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:[1]

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Balistoides conspicillum (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)Clown triggerfishtropical and subtropical waters of the Indian Ocean and in the western Pacific Ocean.
Balistoides viridescens (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)Titan triggerfishIndo-Pacific

References

  1. 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.


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