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Largescale triggerfish (Canthidermis macrolepis)
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Ecological Illustration of Largescale triggerfish (Canthidermis macrolepis)
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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.

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