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Clown Triggerfish

Balistoides conspicillum

Also known as: Baliste Clown, Baliste Leopard, Big-spotted Triggerfish, Clown Trigger, Crossbow Clownfish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2022
LIFE STAGE
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Juvenile
@fishx6 · Mirihi Island Resort, Maldives · February 20071 / 1

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Overview

Juveniles found in or close to caves, rich in invertebrate growth.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
spots
Head & Mouth
bandit mask
Behaviour
camouflagedsleeps in sand or crevicessolitary

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Habitat & where to find it

Where the juvenile stage lives, and where its photos were taken.

  • Range · Indo-Pacific
  • Country only · 1
LIVES IN

Juveniles found in or close to caves, rich in invertebrate growth.

RANGE
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Juvenile photos 1

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderTetraodontiformes
    5. familyBalistidae
    6. genusBalistoides
    7. speciesBalistoides conspicillum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

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