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Largescale triggerfish (Canthidermis macrolepis)
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Largescale triggerfish (Canthidermis macrolepis) specimen
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Balistidae

Largescale triggerfish

Canthidermis macrolepis

Deep Bodied Triggerfish of Indo West Pacific

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Deep-bodied
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Largescale triggerfish is known around Indo-West Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and records give a maximum length of 60 cm.

Maximum length
60 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea, Arabian Sea, northern South China Sea, Japan and Micronesia.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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