Masked triggerfish (Sufflamen fraenatum)

Scientific name: Sufflamen fraenatum Latreille, 1804

The Masked triggerfish (Sufflamen fraenatum) is a marine fish of the family Balistidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27-31; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 24 - 28. Juveniles sand-colored with numerous thin black pinstripes; adult males with an oblique yellow band from the corner of mouth backward and another under the chin.

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Species facts

Scientific name: Sufflamen fraenatum
Family: Balistidae (Triggerfishes)
Order: Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and Filefishes)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 38.0
Common length: 26.0
Depth range: 8–186 m (26–610 ft)
Environment: Marine; reef-associated; oceanodromous; depth range 8 - 186 m, usually 18 - ? m
Climate: Tropical
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: East Africa south to Natal, South Africa and east to the Hawaiian, Marquesas and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island.
Conservation status (IUCN): Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans: Harmless
Uses: Fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)