Titan triggerfish
(Balistoides viridescens)
Classification
Species:
Balistoides viridescens
Genus:
Balistoides
Family: Balistidae - Triggerfishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
General data
Scientific names:
Titan triggerfish
Habitat:
Saltwater
Climate:
Tropical
The titan triggerfish, giant triggerfish or moustache triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens) is a large species of triggerfish found in lagoons and at reefs to depths of 50 m (160 ft) in most of the Indo-Pacific, though it is absent from Hawaii.
With a length of up to 75 centimetres (30 in), it is the largest species of triggerfish in its range (the stone triggerfish, Pseudobalistes naufragium, from the east Pacific is larger).