Balistoides

Balistoides is a genus of triggerfishes native to the Indo-Pacific region.

Balistoides
Balistoides conspicillum
Balistoides viridescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Tetraodontiformes
Family:
Balistidae
Genus:
Balistoides

Fraser-Brunner, 1935

Species

There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Balistoides conspicillum (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Clown triggerfish)
  • Balistoides viridescens (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Titan triggerfish)

References
  1. Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014. Ichthyological Research, 62 (1): 72-113.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.