Balistoides viridescens  (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Titan Triggerfish, Giant Triggerfish
Home > Marine Fish > ​Balistoides viridescens

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Suborder: Tetraodontoidei
Superfamily: Balistoidea
Family: Balistidae
Subfamily: -
Genus: Balistoides
Species: viridescens

  • Common names: Titan Triggerfish, Giant Triggerfish
  • Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Persian Gulf (Ref.80050); Red Sea and East Africa to the central Indian Ocean and French Polynesia. Eastern Pacific: Mexico and Panama. 
  • Image locations: Nakhon Si Thammarat (Koh Tao)
  • Environment: Marine
  • Additional notes: 
Balistoides viridescens image location map.jpg
Image locations
Images of Balistoides viridescens from Thailand.
Balistoides viridescens image
Balistoides viridescens (Titan triggerfish). Koh Tao, Chumphon Province. April, 2013.
References:
Fish Base