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Scientific Name: Balistoides viridescens (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
English Name: Titan triggerfish
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
Labcode: F1804SM-15
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Balistidae
Description:
The body is deep and compressed with two dorsal fins having 3 spines and 25–26 rays, respectively. It has 22–24 anal fin rays, a scaled cheek, and a scaleless area around the lips, extending posteriorly from the corner of the mouth. A tympanum is present, and there’s a prominent groove extending from the front of the eye. The mouth is terminal. The coloration is yellowish-grey to brown, with dark brown or greenish centers on scales. The anterior spines have a pale area, and there’s a broad blackish band with a pale line from above the mouth to halfway across the cheek. The soft dorsal, anal, and caudal fins have broad blackish borders.
Environment:
Marine
Other References:
Matsuura K (2001) Balistidae. Triggerfishes. p. 3911-3928. In Carpenter KEand Niem V (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 6. Bony fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae), estuarine crocodiles. FAO, Rome.
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