Saltwater
Halfmoon triggerfish
Sufflamen chrysopterum
Balistidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 30 cm
- Body shape
- Deep-bodied
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 648 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in American Samoa, Australia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Fiji, France, Guam, and 26 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Inhabit coastal to outer reefs. Habitats from silty lagoons to pristine outer reef walls. Occur in shallow lagoon and seaward reefs. Solitary and territorial. Feed on a wide variety of invertebrates. Also taken by drive-in nets. Oviparous. Monogamous. Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Balistes chrysopterus
- Hemibalistes chrysoptera
- Hemibalistes chrysopterus
- Sufflamen chrysoptera
- Sufflamen chrysopterus
In other languages
- Halvmåneaftrækkerfisk
- Ruostesäppikala
- Black triggerfish, Eye-stripe triggerfish, Flagtail triggerfish, Goldenfinned triggerfish, Goldenlined triggerfish, Half-moon triggerfish, Triggerfish, Yellowstreak 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.