Triggerfishes (Balistidae)

The Triggerfishes (Balistidae) family has 32 species in the Guppies.za.net fish encyclopedia, 20 of which are kept in home aquariums.

Species in this family

• White-banded triggerfishRhinecanthus aculeatus
• Black triggerfishMelichthys niger
• Blackbelly triggerfishRhinecanthus verrucosus
• Boomerang triggerfishSufflamen bursa
• Clown triggerfishBalistoides conspicillum
• Gilded triggerfishXanthichthys auromarginatus
• Grey triggerfishBalistes capriscus
• Halfmoon triggerfishSufflamen chrysopterum
• Indian triggerfishMelichthys indicus
• Masked triggerfishSufflamen fraenatum
• Orange-lined triggerfishBalistapus undulatus
• Pinktail triggerfishMelichthys vidua
• Queen triggerfishBalistes vetula
• Red-toothed triggerfishOdonus niger
• Redtail triggerfishXanthichthys mento
• Sargassum triggerfishXanthichthys ringens
• Starry triggerfishAbalistes stellaris
• Wedge-tail triggerfishRhinecanthus rectangulus
• Yellow-spotted triggerfishPseudobalistes fuscus
• Yellowmargin triggerfishPseudobalistes flavimarginatus
• Bluespotted triggerfishBalistes punctatus
• Bluethroat triggerfishSufflamen albicaudatum
• Finescale triggerfishBalistes polylepis
• Halfmoon picassofishRhinecanthus lunula
• Largescale triggerfishCanthidermis macrolepis
• Ocean triggerfishCanthidermis maculata
• Orangeside triggerfishSufflamen verres
• Outrigger triggerfishXanthichthys caeruleolineatus
• Picasso triggerfishRhinecanthus assasi
• Stone triggerfishPseudobalistes naufragium
• Striped triggerfishXanthichthys lineopunctatus
• Titan triggerfishBalistoides viridescens