Clown Triggerfish (species: Balistoides conspicillum) in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Balistoides conspicillum
Clown Triggerfish


©Lyle Vail: Clown Triggerfish on the outer edge of No Name Reef near Lizard Island

©Anne Hoggett: Balistoides conspicillum about 40 cm long at Yonge Reef

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Tetraodontiformes
Family Balistidae
Genus Balistoides
Species Balistoides conspicillum

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Local abundance

  • Lizard Island: Rarely seen
  • Outer reefs near Lizard Island: Frequently seen on outer reef slopes

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References

References that assist with identification

  • Allen, G., R. Steene, P. Humann and N. Deloach (2003). Reef fish identification: Tropical Pacific New World Publications Inc., Jacksonville, FL, USA.

Other references

  • Curtis, L. (2010). Haemogregarine blood parasites in triggerfish and surgeonfish: distribution, transmission & implications for their host fish, PhD thesis, University of Queensland. LIRS catalog number 1620.
  • Meyer, D.L. (1985). Evolutionary implications of predation on recent comatulid crinoids from the Great Barrier Reef, Paleobiology, 11(2): 154-164. LIRS catalog number 167.