Yellowmargin triggerfish
Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus
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A triggerfish from the Red Sea and the Indo-Pacific, from South Africa to Japan and Samoa. It lives alone or in pairs. It reaches 60 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus
- Family
- Balistidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Balistidae
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Balistes flavimarginatus, Pseudobalistes flavomarginatus
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia, África
Water
- Temperature
- 22–27 °C
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 60 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Carnivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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