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>&nbsp;with its range extending as far <b>north as Massachusetts and as far south as Brazil.</b></p><p>&nbsp;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

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