Saltwater
Yellow-spotted triggerfish
Pseudobalistes fuscus
Balistidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 55 cm
- Body shape
- Deep-bodied
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 3,529 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in American Samoa, Australia, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, Egypt, Fiji, France, and 29 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Occur in clear shallow lagoons and seaward reefs; sandy areas near reef patches of reef edge are preferred. Adults on deep reefs or with shipwrecks, usually deeper than 30 meters. Juveniles inshore on rubble reef or small outcrops on open substrate. Feed on sea urchins, crustaceans, mollusks, dead fish, tunicates or corals. Oviparous. Monogamous. Also caught with drive-in nets. Marketed fresh and dried-salted.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Balistes caerulescens
- Balistes fuscus
- Balistes reticulatus
- Balistes rivulatus
In other languages
- Blåstrimmig Tryckarfisk
- Blåstribet aftrækkerfisk
- Sokkelosäppikala
- Blue or rippled triggerfish, Blue triggerfish, Blue-and-gold triggerfish, Blue-lined trigger, Blue-lined triggerfish, Bluelined triggerfish, Brown triggerfish, Rippled triggerfish
Articles
All articles
Fish that get along4 min read
Temperament, fin nippers, fish that eat other fish, and fish that need the same water. And what the Harmony mark in the app means.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.