Ocean triggerfish (Canthidermis sufflamen)
Image source: Jo's Animal Database
General data
- Main name: Ocean triggerfish
- Local names: <p>The ocean triggerfish is a species of <b>pelagic triggerfish that can be found throughout the western Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico, </b> with its range extending as far <b>north as Massachusetts and as far south as Brazil.</b></p><p> Canthidermis sufflamen is <b>gray in color</b>, oval-shaped, and can often be distinguished from the similar-appearing gray triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) by the presence of <b>a black blotch at the base of each pectoral fin.</b></p>, Filefish
- Climates: Tropical, Subtropical
- Habitat: Saltwater
- Native: North America, South America
- Distribution: Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean
Classification
- Genus: Canthidermis - Canthidermis
- Family: Balistidae - Triggerfishes
- Order: Tetraodontiformes - Puffers and filefishes
- Class: Actinopteri - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes