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Blunthead Triggerfish

Pseudobalistes naufragium (Jordan & Starks 1895)

Diagnostic Description

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Body compressed and moderately deep; skin thick, with large, rectilinear, plate-like scales, some of them spiny, that are easily visible to the naked eye; mouth small; teeth strong and protruding, 8 in each jaw; snout with a naked scale-less area behind the jaws; dorsal fin with 3 spines and more than 25 rays; scales located behind the gill openings much larger than the surrounding scales (Ref. 55763).
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Trophic Strategy

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Found around reefs and over sandy bottoms of shallow waters (Ref. 9276). Feeds on sea urchins, small crustaceans and mollusks, often blowing into sand to uncover prey or turn over urchins. Omnivore (Ref. 57615).
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Biology

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Found around reefs and over sandy bottoms of shallow waters (Ref. 9276). Feeds on sea urchins, small crustaceans and mollusks, often blowing into sand to uncover prey or turn over urchins (Ref. 5227).
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Stone triggerfish

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The stone triggerfish (Pseudobalistes naufragium) is the largest species of triggerfish.

Distribution

It is found at reefs and over sandy bottoms in the eastern Pacific, ranging from Baja California (Mexico) to Chile.[1]

Description

It can reach 1 metre (3.3 ft) in length but is more common at about half that size.[1] Covered entirely with platelike scales aside from one scaleless area behind the jaws. The stone triggerfish has 16 strong protruding teeth with 8 held in each jaw.

Diet

Pseudobalistes naufragium feeds on small crustaceans, mollusks, and sea urchins.

References

  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Pseudobalistes naufragium" in FishBase. May 2011 version.

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Stone triggerfish: Brief Summary

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The stone triggerfish (Pseudobalistes naufragium) is the largest species of triggerfish.

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