triggerfish

English

A triggerfish

Etymology

trigger +‎ fish

Noun

triggerfish (plural triggerfish or triggerfishes)

Any of several brightly coloured fish, of the family Balistidae, that inhabit tropical reefs and have an erectile spine on the dorsal fin.

Derived terms

bigspotted triggerfish
blackbar triggerfish
bluespotted triggerfish
clown triggerfish
flat-tailed triggerfish
gray triggerfish
lagoon triggerfish
reef triggerfish
spotted triggerfish
starry triggerfish
yellowmargin triggerfish

Translations

fish

Catalan: ballesta (ca), porcell (ca) m
Dhivehi: ރޮނޑު އާއިލާ (roⁿḍu āilā)
Finnish: säppikala
French: baliste (fr) m
Italian: pesce balestra m
Mokilese: pwupw
Polish: rogatnica (pl)
Russian: спиноро́г m (spinoróg)
Serbo-Croatian: риба окидач (риба окидач)

See also

humuhumunukunukuapuaa

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