Triggerfish Gallery

KEL-995 Picasso / White-barred TRIGGERFISH / Picasso Fish

KEL-995
Picasso / White-barred TRIGGERFISH / Picasso Fish
Rhinecanthus aculeatus
Indo Pacific, including Hawaii and Atlantic coast of Africa
Ken Lucas
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Titan triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens)

Titan triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens) mid-water, showing the strong teeth that can inflict serious injury on a diver entering the nest territory. The teeth are strong enough for biting off branches of hard coral. Tikehau, Palliser Islands, Tuamotu Islands, French Polynesia

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Hawaii, Slate pencil sea urchins (Heterocentrotus mammillatus) color the foreground

Hawaii, Slate pencil sea urchins (Heterocentrotus mammillatus) color the foreground of this Hawaiian reef scene with black triggerfish (Melichthys niger) and hard coral

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