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Yellowmargin Triggerfish

Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus

Also known as: Green Triggerfish, Pineapple Trigger, Pineapple Triggerfish, Starry Triggerfish, White Trigger, Yellowface Triggerfish, Yellow-faced Triggerfish, Yellowmargin Trigger

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2022
LIFE STAGE
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Juvenile
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@fishx6 · Gangehi, Maldives · April 20081 / 12

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Overview

Juveniles found in small schools.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
spots
Body shape
skin tags
Behaviour
aggressivepairsschoolingsolitary

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Habitat & where to find it

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

  • Range · Indo-Pacific
  • Exact location · 1
  • Country only · 11
LIVES IN

Juveniles found in small schools.

RANGE
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Juvenile photos 12

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderTetraodontiformes
    5. familyBalistidae
    6. genusPseudobalistes
    7. speciesPseudobalistes flavimarginatus (Rüppell, 1829)

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