Canthidermis sufflamen
Species of triggerfish / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Canthidermis sufflamen, the ocean triggerfish, is a species of pelagic triggerfish that can be found throughout the western Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico,[2] with its range extending as far north as Massachusetts and as far south as Brazil.[3]
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Canthidermis sufflamen | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
Family: | Balistidae |
Genus: | Canthidermis |
Species: | C. sufflamen |
Binomial name | |
Canthidermis sufflamen Mitchill, 1815 | |
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Canthidermis sufflamen is gray in color, oval-shaped, and can often be distinguished from the similar-appearing gray triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) by the presence of a black blotch at the base of each pectoral fin.[3]