Saltwater
Starry triggerfish
Abalistes stellatus
Balistidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 60 cm
- Body shape
- Deep-bodied
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 4,545 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Australia, Bahrain, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, and 49 more countries.
Videos
سمكة الباليست المخططة (Abalistes stellatus) في أعماق البحار - مشاهد حصرية 4K
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More about the species
Description
Inhabit coastal areas, usually found over muddy and sandy bottoms, also around reefs, together with the sponges and algae. Adults on deep coastal slopes and usually seen swimming high above the bottom, sometimes found in estuaries. Juveniles in sheltered coastal bays and estuaries with outcrops of rubble or debris on open substrates. Feed on benthic animals. Oviparous. Also caught with vertical long-lines. Marketed fresh and dried-salted.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Abalistes stellairs
- Abalistes stellaris
- Balistes phaleratus
- Balistes stellaris
- Balistes stellatus
- Balistes vachellii
In other languages
- Stjerneaftrækkerfisk
- Härkähai, Tähtisäppikala
- Flat-nailed triggerfish, Flat-tailed trigger-fish, Flat-tailed triggerfish, Leatherjacket, Star puffer, Starry file fish, Starry filefish, Starry trigger fish, Trigger fish, 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.