Pseudobalistes is a genus of fish belonging to the family Balistidae.

Pseudobalistes
Pseudobalistes fuscus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Balistidae
Genus: Pseudobalistes
Bleeker, 1865

Species edit

There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:[1]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
  Pseudobalistes flavomarginatus Rüppell, 1829 Yellowmargin triggerfish Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea south to Natal, South Africa and east from southern Japan south to Indonesia, Philippines and Samoa
  Pseudobalistes fuscus (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) blue triggerfish, rippled triggerfish, yellow-spotted triggerfish and blue-and-gold triggerfish Tropical Indo-Pacific, from the Red Sea to South Africa, Society Islands, southern Japan, Australia and New Caledonia.
  Pseudobalistes naufragium D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1895 Stone triggerfish eastern Pacific, ranging from Baja California (Mexico) to Chile.

References edit

  1. ^ Matsuura, Keiichi (2015). "Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: A review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014". Ichthyological Research. 62: 72–113. doi:10.1007/s10228-014-0444-5. S2CID 15223867.