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boomerang triggerfish (Sufflamen bursa)
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Ecological Illustration of boomerang triggerfish (Sufflamen bursa)
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Balistidae

boomerang triggerfish

Sufflamen bursa

Dark brown crescent across neck

  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Deep-bodied
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

boomerang triggerfish is a marine fish of Indo-Pacific. The species occupies marine waters. The largest recorded length is 25 cm.

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