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  Triggerfish - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Triggerfishes are brightly coloured fishes of the family Balistidae.
Triggerfish have a roundish, laterally flat body with an anterior dorsal fin.
Titan triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens) with Orange-lined triggerfish (Balistapus undulatus) and Moorish Idols at the reef of Fihalhohi, Maldives
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Triggerfish   (381 words)

  
 triggerfishmain
Most triggerfish species occur on coral reefs, and when threatened by a predator, triggerfish dart into a hole or crevice on the reef, lock their dorsal spine erect and depress their pelvic bone to wedge themselves into the reef.
Triggerfish swim by undulating the soft dorsal and anal fins, and use their tail fin only when they are in a hurry.
Triggerfishes occur worldwide in tropical and warm temperate waters, generally near shore in relatively shallow water (usually less than 100 m), but adults of some species are regularly found out in the open ocean.
members.tripod.com /africandiving/html/triggerfishmain.html   (626 words)

  
 Sufflamen bursa Boomerang Triggerfish Picture and Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The boomerang triggerfish, (Sufflamen bursa) is also known as whiteline triggerfish.
The distinctive boomerang-shaped marks behind the eye and the characteristic white line that runs from the mouth to the anal fin can be used to clearly identify this fish species.
Boomerang triggerfish have the unique ability to change the boomerang marking to yellow or fl and back every few seconds.
www.thejump.net /id/boomerang-triggerfish.htm   (74 words)

  
 triggerfish2
The boomerang triggerfish, Sufflamen bursa (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) is common on the reefs of KwaZulu Natal.
These two halfmoon triggerfish were collected together at Aliwal Shoal and show the transition from the bi-coloured 38 mm pelagic postlarva to the uniformly coloured 42 mm benthic juvenile of Sufflamen chrysopterum (Bloch and Schneider, 1801).
It is known from depths of 1-30 m and occurs from South Africa to Oman and islands of the central Pacific Ocean.
members.tripod.com /africandiving/html/triggerfish2.html   (615 words)

  
 Bridled Triggerfish, Sufflamen fraenatum
A male Bridled Triggerfish at a depth of 2 m, 'Shark Bay' (aquarium), Sea World, Queensland, May 2005.
A Bridled Triggerfish at a depth of 18 m, North Solitary Island, New South Wales, February 2002.
The Bridled Triggerfish is brown with a yellow bar on the lower lip.
www.amonline.net.au /fishes/fishfacts/fish/sfraenatum.htm   (150 words)

  
 The Fishwatcher Number 3 Page 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
One of the tasks I am busy with, is computerising our marine slide collection, and was thus changing the names of the fishes on some of the slides according to Keiichi.
As I also help with fish identification, I was intrigued to see that he had changed the identification of one of our triggerfish, collected on a Fish-Watch dive at Aliwal in 1998.
chrysopterum is more similar to the white-tail triggerfish, as the caudal fin has a large, yellow-green or brown crescent with a white margin on the upper, lower and rear margins of the fin.
fishwatch.tripod.com /newsletter/fishnews11.htm   (553 words)

  
 Lincoln Scuba Club Red Sea Trip Report   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
A large triggerfish swam by, just too far away to photograph, ignoring Tim, who took out his DV and 'whistled' to attract its attention.
There were Lion fish and puffer fish and a large boomerang triggerfish.
During this 62-minute dive we also saw six redfang triggerfish, some whip coral, a huge parrotfish, some very large honeycomb coral, a boxfish and a mass of glassfish swimming around one of the pinnacles.
212.67.202.143 /~divingbrit/redsea.html   (5192 words)

  
 Boomerang Triggerfish, Sufflamen bursa
A Boomerang Triggerfish at a depth of 16m, Mantis Reef, far northern Great Barrier Reef, December 2001.
A Boomerang Triggerfish at a depth of 30m, Wishbone Reef, Great Detached Reef, far northern Great Barrier Reef, November 2001.
The Boomerang Triggerfish is grey-brown above and white below.
www.amonline.net.au /fishes/fishfacts/fish/sbursa.htm   (149 words)

  
 CKSTrigs
The Rectangle or Reef Triggerfish ("Wedge-Tail Triggerfish" to science), Rhinecanthus rectangulus (Bloch and Schneider 1801)shares the waters and common Humu name with the Picasso in Hawai’i.
Most commonly offered are the Sickle, Lei or my favorite, Boomerang Triggerfish, Sufflamen bursa (Bloch and Schneider 1801), (mainly out of Hawai’i), an adult there shown and a smaller (four inch) individual in the Cooks.
Xanthichthys caeruleolineatus Randall, Matsuura and Zama 1978, the Blue-Line Triggerfish.
www.wetwebmedia.com /marine/fishes/triggers/cookisland_triggers.htm   (820 words)

  
 NOVA Online | Island of the Sharks | Dispatch: Sept. 23, 1998
I was deep enough not to be aware of the surface, and the sea was a rich blue all around me, with an even darker, murkier blue below.
Peering through my face mask for some sign of life, all I could see was the slow paddling of the occasional fl triggerfish.
They were swimming in single file, swinging their peculiar boomerang heads back and forth and probing the water with their high-sensitivity snouts.
www.pbs.org /wgbh/nova/sharks/dispatches/19980923.html   (677 words)

  
 WetWebFotos.com - Article/FAQ   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The three 'Lagoon Triggers' often sold as 'Picassos', Rhinecanthus aculeatus (aka, the Blackbar Trigger), Rhinecanthus lunula (aka the Halfmoon Triggerfish) and Rhinecanthus rectangulus (aka the Wedge-tail Trigger).
Such can't be said for the bruisers, the Undulated Trigger, Balistapus undulatus, The Titan Trigger, Balistoides viridescens, Redtoothed Trigger, Odonus niger, Yellow-margin Trigger, Pseudobalistes flavomarginatus and Yellow-spotted Triggerfish, Pseudobalistes fuscus.
Xanthichthys caeruleolineatus, Randall, Matsuura & Zama 1978, the Blue-Line Triggerfish.
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 Bahamas news - Bahamian news portal: - The Better Bahamas - Commentary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
With its boomerang shape traced by a string of outlying cays (pronounced "keys"), pine-studded Abaco is the second-largest island in the Bahamas, at a length of 120 miles.
Although there are several modest international airports on Abaco, we exercised the option of a water landing and waded ashore on the spectacular 3.5-mile crescent of pale, talc-soft sand at Treasure Cay.
Scattered among the palms and wispy pines along the beach's vast arc are the white cottages of Santa Maria Bay Beach Resort, one of Long Island's two understated resorts.
www.bahamasb2b.com /news/wmprint.php?ArtID=37   (1756 words)

  
 Snorkeling in Maldives - Embudu Village
Titan triggerfish are quite impressive due to their big white blood-shot eyes, and still more when you know that while they are mating, they can be aggressive and can attack divers that have been too curious, especially if they're swimming above the nest that they protect tooth and nail!
You can find sharks both in the lagoon (mainly baby ones) and behind the reef, and especially throughout the coral reef (even when the water is only one or two feet deep).
Titan triggerfish, Parrot fish, Royal angelfish, Emperor angelfish, Moorish idol...
embudu.free.fr /indexeng.htm   (538 words)

  
 newsherald.com: Local/State News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Buster Niquet, a longliner from Lynn Haven, agreed that the closure would hurt badly.
Bob Zales II, who attended the council's meeting this week in Baton Rouge, La., said many fishermen were surprised that the council recommended that the closure apply to all reef fish, not just gag grouper.
Reef fish include snappers, groupers, amberjack and triggerfish.
www.newsherald.com /archive/local99/lb030599.htm   (478 words)

  
 Video Review @ Stomp Tokyo - Picasso Trigger (1988)
His shady dealings catch up with him as he is shot to death on the steps of a museum to which he has just donated a painting -- of a Picasso Triggerfish.
Speaking of props, there is a scene where the agents get some supposedly cool gadgets from "the Professor." One of these is a packet of explosives that attaches to a boomerang.
Why this is any better than a normal grenade is never made clear, since Dona (or maybe it was Taryn, we couldn't keep track) throws it in a straight line at a target a few yards from her.
www.stomptokyo.com /movies/p/picasso-trigger.html   (1393 words)

  
 [echeng.com] Australia/Coral Sea 2003
On the very last dive, I saw a pair of scissors partially buried on the sandy floor.
I reached out to pick it up, and was attacked by a 8" triggerfish!
He drew blood, leaving a 6-toothed circular scar on the inside of my right index finger (between the index finger and third finger, right at the base).
www.echeng.com /travel/australia/wheeler.shtml   (442 words)

  
 El Hierro hotels, apartments, accommodation, Corona Holidays UK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The marine life found in these waters is rich in tropical species like the spiny globefish, fl coral, trumpet fish and large shoals of fl sea bream, amongst others.
In summer, you can see groups of big rays, hammerhead sharks, tuna and grey triggerfish.
The Marine Reserve also has a large variety of caves, arches and volcanic tunnels, with abundant vegetation cover and species of ocean fish of great interest.
www.coronahols.com /el-hierro.htm   (834 words)

  
 Drive Around the World -
The tribes that made the boomerangs, the kind that returned to the owner after he threw them, lived on the east coast.
The boomerang would fly over the water level, either hitting something in its path or returning to the thrower.
Nancy and I hit the sea highway and trailed a sea turtle, a white tip reef shark, a puffer fish, and a triggerfish, before we broke for lunch.
www.bootsnall.org /datw/archives/cat_australia_journals.shtml   (18810 words)

  
 Sufflamen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Related Articles: Triggerfishes (Family Balistidae), Red Sea Triggerfishes, Triggers of the Cook Islands, Triggers of Hawai'i,
The genus Sufflamen has the mellowest Triggerfish species; they may even leave your damsels alone.
One in the Mar de Cortez, another a bit mas al sur in Los Galapagos.
www.wetwebmedia.com /marine/fishes/triggers/sufflamen   (236 words)

  
 December 2003
Upon our return we were offered to go swimming in the same stream that we had just crossed.
While we had afternoon tea we decided that none of us were in the mood for swimming, so we settled for just boomerang throwing.
I was one of the best, I must say, because I got closest to having it come back, save for one of the guides that came with us.
www.summ.org /tj/2003-dec.htm   (2867 words)

  
 Jedi Council Forums - I Did Not Know That: Wierd Stuff You Know
The Jigsaw Triggerfish is often mistaken as a real jigsaw puzzle.
The story was written in French and in the second edition the word vair (squirrel fur) was mistranslated as verre (glass) which is how the story became known as it is now.
A boomerang that doesn't come back is called a stick.
boards.theforce.net /Your_Jedi_Council_Community/b10008/7408606/p1   (11407 words)

  
 Similan islands photos - Similan islands pictures - Thailand liveaboard diving Similans photos. Pictures from ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Close up face on shot of a Clown triggerfish (ballistoides conspicillum) displaying it's open mouth and teeth, Christmas (x-mas) point, The Similan islands, Andaman sea, Indian Ocean, Thailand, Asia
Boomerang triggerfish (sufflamen bursa) feeding on the algae on a rock head, Breakfast bend, The Similan islands, Andaman sea, Indian Ocean, Thailand, Asia
Yellow margin triggerfish (Pseudobalistes flavomarginatus) in the surf zone on the top of a bommie, Christmas (x-mas) point, The Similan islands, Andaman sea, Indian Ocean, Thailand, Asia
www.atmospheres.tv /Mermaid_liveaboard_Similans_islands.htm   (1374 words)

  
 Diary of a visit to Australia
The museum turned out to be very good, though, with about 8 full skeletons of dinosaurs, numerous other fossils and bone s, and plenty of interesting information.
Becky, in particular, was very relieved to be told that big d inosaurs are extinct, but has been curious about how that came to be.
Snorkelling in the same area allowed Jill and myself also to see Barrier Reef anenomefish, humuhumu triggerfish (Picassofish), dusky anenomefish, ambon damsels, humbug dascylli, and a blue spotted stingray.
www.fortunecity.com /meltingpot/farley/760/diary.html   (21368 words)

  
 Sodwana November 2000
Leopard Moray Trumpetfish, Flutefish, Devilfirefish, Potato Bass,Bluebanded Snappers, Emperor Angelfish, Old Maid, Gorgeous Gussy, Brown Burnie, Longnose Butterflyfish, Chocolate dips, Diana's Hogfish, Goldbar Wrasse, Ember Parrotfish, Scissortail, Bluepowder Surgeonfish, Moorish Idol, Orange-Spine Unicornfish, Redfang Triggerfish, Boomerang Triggerfish and a male Boxy.
Guineafowl moray, marbled leopard grouper, clown triggerfish, checkerboard wrasse, manta shrimp, redfang triggerfish
Sergeant majors, domino's, chocolate dips, twobar clownfish, ember parrotfish, trumpetfish, powderblue surgeon, emperor angel, goatfish, goldies, damsels, moorish idols, limespot butterflyfish, coral rockcod, boomerang triggerfish
www.angelfire.com /nt/tttdiveclub/log.htm   (369 words)

  
 Watersport Capital
The main island is shaped like a boomerang and Klein Bonaire is nestled in the crook of the leeward curvature.
Southern Stingrays hang out in the sand, Midnight Parrotfish nibble algae and Ocean Triggerfish search for prey in mid-water.
There are, of course, the Tiger Groupers, Barracuda, moray eels and angelfish common at other dive sites around Bonaire and Klein Bonaire, but there is something indefinably different and rewarding about an expedition to the dive sites of Washington Park.
www.skin-diver.com /departments/DiveTheWorld/CarribeanAndBermuda/Bonaire/BonaireWatersportCapital.asp?theID=412   (2718 words)

  
 Travel: Island haven
I saw sea horses on almost every dive during my most recent visit.
Diving at Karpata, just offshore from a plantation of the same name, I spotted two sea turtles, a moray eel and multicolored triggerfish, parrotfish and trumpetfish.
On another visit I swam with about 30 wild dolphins.
www.sptimes.com /2002/02/03/Travel/Island_haven.shtml   (1275 words)

  
 picasso trigger - review at videovista
Salazar (John Aprea) is a famously devious assassin who gets shot by a sniper just after he donates a painting (of the emblematic 'Picasso triggerfish') to a Parisian art gallery.
There's not much point in expecting greatness from these stereotyped heroes and villains, as the quintessential Sidaris formula simply requires some beautiful women to strip at regular intervals, a number of offbeat stunts and violent explosions, occasional bouts of kung fu, and frequent travel scenes in small planes, flashy boats and fast cars.
If what you want is a speedboat chase in which the hero cannot shoot straight, lots of busty babes in bikinis (or less) carrying enough weaponry to fight a small war, crooks guilty of everything from drug-smuggling to snuff movies and white slavery, and a scattering of throwaway one-liners, Picasso Trigger fits the bill, perfectly.
www.videovista.net /reviews/archive/picassot.html   (255 words)

  
 Comments   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
He said that when he first came to Lombok with his wife many years ago the triggerfish were not as aggressive as now.
Continued close encounters with divers who weren’t sensitive enough to understand to back off when the fish tried to shoo them away made the fish learn to attack.
There were some titan and boomerang triggerfish, a lot of angelfish (emperor and regal), and a lot of butterfly fish.
my-musings.blogdrive.com /comments?id=134   (7589 words)

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