Saltwater
Boomerang triggerfish
Sufflamen bursa
Balistidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 25 cm
- Body shape
- Deep-bodied
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 375 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in American Samoa, Australia, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Cook Islands, Fiji, France, French Polynesia, and 28 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Inhabit clear inner and outer reef habitats from exposed algae reef flats to deep along drop-offs. Occur in seaward reefs below the surge zone. Benthopelagic. Feed on crabs, bivalves, gastropods, algae, echinoids, tunicates, worms, eggs, and detritus. Oviparous. Also taken by drive-in nets.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Balistes bursa
- Hemibalistes bursa
In other languages
- Pungtryckarfisk
- Pungaftrækkerfisk
- Boomerang trigger-fish, Lei trigger, Lei triggerfish, Pallid triggerfish, Scimitar triggerfish, Scythe triggerfish, Sycthe triggerfish, Whiteline 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.