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  Triggerfish - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Triggerfishes are the brightly coloured fishes of the family Balistidae.
In particular, the Titan Triggerfish is known to viciously defend its territory against any intruders including scuba divers and snorkelers.
Take special care when you see triggerfish encircling their nest area.
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 Triggerfish, Members of the Marine Fish Family Balistidae
Triggerfish are found in tropical and temperate waters throughout the world inhabiting various areas of the ocean.
Triggerfish get their name from their ability to lock (or trigger) their first dorsal (top) spine vertically, anchoring themselves into a crevice or hiding place.
Triggerfish are very hardy aquarium specimens that adapt well to captivity if provided with a large tank with ample hiding places.
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 Triggerfish   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Reef Triggerfish Rhinecanthus rectangulus 1801 The Reef Triggerfish, also known by its Hawaiian Islands where it is rev...
Starry Triggerfish 6 External link Length Male adult up to 60 cm Habitat Indo-West Pacific up to the Red Sea and East Af...
Titan Triggerfish The Titan Triggerfish is the largest of the Triggerfish species and can grow up to 75 cm in length.
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 Abalistes stellatus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Description : The Starry Triggerfish's colour ranges from bluish grey to olive green on the upper half of the body, and yellowish to white on the lower half, vividly marked with small light blue spots, blotches and 'brain' lines on the upper body.
The small eyes are set high in the deep and compressed body which is covered with a leathery armour of moderately large scales in regular rows.
The caudal peduncle is quite small, and unusually for triggerfishes is flattened, being thicker than it is high.
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 RSTrigs
The Triggerfishes are one of the most readily identified, best known and least understood of marine fishes.
Triggerfishes are occasionally reported as stomach contents items for top predators, but typically, other species are on food-chain receiving end of trigger sampling, particularly non-vertebrates.
The Triggerfishes are susceptible to marine "ich" and "crypt", but respond well to and have wide tolerance of common treatment modes.
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 Starry Triggerfish
The fins of the Starry Trigger are striped in blues, tans and browns.
The Starry Triggerfish are very friendly and make a great pet as well as a great conversation piece.
The Starry Triggerfish needs a varied diet of meaty foods including; squid, krill, clams, small fish and hard shelled shrimp to help wear down their ever growing teeth.
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 Starry Triggerfish.html - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 Starry Triggerfish, Abalistes stellatus
The Starry Triggerfish is identified primarily by the white "stars" on it's back.
Starry Triggerfish are found in the Western Pacific to East Africa and the Red Sea; usually found on mud or silty sand
Usually is not aggressive towards other triggerfish, but we are not sure about other kinds of fish.
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 Rhinecanthus assasi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Arabischer Picasso-Drückerfisch, Rotes Meer, Arabian Picasso Triggerfish, Rhinecanthus assasi Foto-Nr.
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ДайвмаÑ?тер:// Флора и фауна: Picasso Triggerfish Rhinecanthus assasi Спинорог (Rhinecanthus assas).
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 Trigerfish - Bridled Trigerfish.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Clown Trigger this family have acquired their common name 'triggerfish' from the characteristic locking and unlocking of This keeps the triggerfish from being removed from the crevice and eaten.
Hawaiian name: humuhumu-nukunuku-ä-pua a humuhumu-nukunuku-ä-pua a, or reef triggerfish (Rhinecanthus rectangulus), is one of the most a close, but less common relative, the lagoon triggerfish (Rhinecanthus aculeatus).
State Record: They are called a triggerfish because of their sharp, spike-like dorsal fin.
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 Triggerfish : Aquarist Classifieds : Triggerfish
In particular, the Titan Triggerfish is known to viciously defend its territory against any intruders...
The Toronto Triggerfish is an LGBT (lesbian / gay / bisexual / transgendered) recreational adult waterpolo group for fun...
FAMILY BALISTIDAE The readiest field marks for the triggerfish are its deep, sidewise-flattened body with slender caudal peduncle; its...
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 Triggers
Abalistes stellatus (Bloch and Schneider 1801), the Starry Triggerfish, is offered most often out of the Indian Ocean, but it is even better out of the Red Sea.
Xenobalistes punctatus Heemstra and Smith 1983, the Outrigger Triggerfish.
Occurrence of polytoxin in the triggerfish Melichthys vidua.
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 Marine fish,  Triggerfish, Triggers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
This is why you usually see very few Triggerfish kept together in the same aquarium.
Members of this family have acquired their common name 'triggerfish' from the characteristic locking and unlocking of their first dorsal fin.
Triggerfish are relatively poor swimmers, most of the time they move by undulating wave motions of the dorsal and anal fins, only using the tail fin for emergencies!
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 Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net
caption = Titan Triggerfish (''Balistoides viridescens'')}} {{Taxobox_begin_placement
plural_taxon = Genera}} See text {{Taxobox_end}} '''Triggerfishes''' are the brightly coloured fishes of the family (biology) family '''Balistidae'''.
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 Triggerfish
Triggerfish are very hardy specimens that adapt well to aquarium life if provided with a large tank and ample hiding places.
Triggerfish reach an average size of six to ten inches in the home aquarium and often become very aggressive toward the same species and other tank mates.
Smaller Triggers grow quickly, and are usually more docile in adulthood than if matured in the wild.
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Bibigo: Rhinecathus aculeatus (Whitebanded triggerfish), Rhinecanthus lunula (Halfmoon triggerfish), R. rectangulus (Wedgetail triggerfish) and R. verrucosa (Blackpatch triggerfish).
Logeloge: Odontus niger (Redtooth triggerfish) and Xanthichthys aureomarginatus (Gilded triggerfish).
Mumuku: Abalistes stellatus (Starry triggerfish) and juvenile Balistapus undulatus (Orange-lined triggerfish).
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 Triggerfish Filefish Pufferfish Anglerfish coral reef ecology guide - Thailand Similan Burma
To escape danger, trigger fishes use narrow holes or ledges in which they wedge themselves head inwards, with the trigger dorsal spine locked in upright position, making it very difficult to be pulled out.
The largest triggerfish and one which can be very aggressive when guarding nests but may attack divers for no obvious reason.
We would like to thank Willy for his outstanding graphic design, Helmut Debelius for his ongoing support and Jens Zubke and Jonny Gallick for their great pictures.
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 UAE INTERACT ONLINE : NATURAL EMIRATES : MARINE LIFE : - BALISTIDAE Triggerfishes, filefishes, leatherjackets
Triggerfishes are related to the puffer fish and trunk fishes.
They move by propelling themselves with their second dorsal and anal fins in an undulating motion, and only use their tails in an emergency when under threat.
They vary from the colourful and aptly-named Picasso triggerfish to darker and much larger specimens.
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 Stained Glass Triggerfish - Big Stained Glass Guide
Starry Triggerfish ; Stars and Hank Forever: The American Composers Series...
Picasso triggerfish seemed to prefer the pools; their bizarre striping patterns and...
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 Encyclopedia: Balistidae   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
They inhabit warm coastal waters of the Atlantic, Mediterranean and the Indo_Pacific.
Pseudobalistes fuscus : Yellow_spotted Triggerfish, Blue_and_gold Triggerfish, rippled Triggerfish.
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 Triggerfishes
Indian Triggerfish (Melichthys indicus) - Text and Image.
Starry Triggerfish (Abalistes stellaris) - Text and Image.
Triggerfish & Filefish (Balistidae) - Text and Images.
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 Triggerfish   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
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Triggerfish can be very aggressive, especially when defending their nest.
They chase after and will bite other fish and scuba divers that come near it.
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The demersal species caught in the fishery are well received through existing marketing channels and operators report that all species landed can be sold.
Non-retained species include chinaman fish (Symphorus nematophorus), red sea bass (Lutjanus bohar), big eye trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus), and starry triggerfish (Abalistes stellatus).
The 2003 bycatch level of less than 1% is well below the 10% trigger value required for a review of managements arrangements for the protection of bycatch species.
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 Balistidae
-- Xanthichthys caeruleolineatus Randall, Matsuura and Zama, 1978 (Bluelined triggerfish)
-- Xanthichthys lineopunctatus (Hollard, 1854) (Striped triggerfish)
-- Xanthichthys mento (Jordan and Gilbert, 1882) (Redtail triggerfish)
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 Triggerfishes image here Scientific classification ...
Triggerfishes image here--> Scientific classification Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Chordata Class:Actinopterygii Order:Tetraodontiformes Family:"Balistidae" Genera "Abalistes" "Balistapus" "Balistes" "Balistoides" "Canthidermis" "Melichthys" "Odonus" "Pseudobalistes" "Rhinecanthus" "Sufflamen" "Xanthichthys" "Xenobalistes" "Triggerfishes" are the brightly coloured fishes of the family "Balistidae" which inhabit warm coastal waters.
They have a roundish body with an anterior dorsal fin that can lock and unlock.
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 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Buli vau: Sufflamen chrysopterus (Flagtail triggerfish), Sufflamen fraenatus (Bridled triggerfish).
Kukupi Balistoides viridescens (Titan triggerfish) and Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus (Yellowmargin triggerfish).
Mumuku horara: Sufflamen bursa (Scimitar triggerfish) and Pseudobalistes fuscus (Yellow-spotted Triggerfish).
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 trigger   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
No triggerfish is really reef safe, their sharp teeth and driving appetite will cause
Most are very aggressive and should be houses with fish that can handle
being bullied although most triggerfish will emerge as the strongest fish in any aquarium so
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 stock Pictures, Undulated Triggerfish (Balistapus Undulatus), Actinopterygii-Seawater Fishes Photography, Images, ...
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 stock Pictures, Queen Triggerfish (Balistes vetula), Actinopterygii-Seawater Fishes Photography, Images, Photos, by ...
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