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Genus Family: Balistidae 🍽️ 3 Edible 🎣 2 Game Fish ⚠️ 1 Venomous

Balistes

Common name: True triggerfishes

Reef-dwelling fish with tough skin and powerful jaws capable of crushing hard-shelled prey.

Species
3
Max Length
76 cm
Max Weight
6.2 kg
Max Lifespan
23 yrs
Avg Trophic
3.64
Threatened
-

🌍 Habitat Distribution

🌊 Marine
6

🛡️ Conservation Status

LC
NT
VU
Least Concern 2
Near Threatened 1
Vulnerable 2

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Mexico
3 spp.
Benin
3 spp.
Haiti
2 spp.
Lebanon
2 spp.
MQ
2 spp.
PR
2 spp.
Senegal
2 spp.
United States
2 spp.
Cameroon
2 spp.
Cuba
2 spp.
Equatorial Guinea
2 spp.
Guinea
2 spp.
Jamaica
2 spp.
Saint Lucia
2 spp.
Spain
2 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
275 m