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Fish Identification
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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Balistidae Triggerfishes

Genus: Abalistes

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Photo by Justine, J.-L.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 32.5 cm SL
Abalistes filamentosus Matsuura & Yoshino, 2004

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Abalistes filamentosus
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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Abalistes stellatus (Anonymous, 1798)

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Abalistes stellatus
[Starry triggerfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Abalistes filamentosus Indo-West Pacific 32.5 SL 2004
Abalistes stellatus Starry triggerfish Indo-West Pacific 60 TL 1798



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