finescale triggerfish

Balistes polylepis

Juveniles drift while adults settle on reefs

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
South America
Deep-bodied
Large
Tropical fish

finescale triggerfish is a marine fish found around Eastern Pacific from northern California to Chile and Hawaiian. It inhabits reef habitat. Records give a maximum length of 76 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Puffers, Triggerfishes, and Allies
Family: Balistidae
Genus: Balistes
Water type: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied