Masked triggerfish
(Sufflamen fraenatum)
Image source: Jo's Animal Database
Classification
Species:
Sufflamen fraenatum
Genus:
Sufflamen
Family: Balistidae - Triggerfishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
General data
Scientific names:
Masked triggerfish
Habitat:
Saltwater
Climates:
Tropical, Subtropical
The masked triggerfish (Sufflamen fraenatum) is a species of triggerfish usually found living in coastal reefs or in lagoons. The range of depths where these triggerfish can live varies from 8 to 186 m.
They are found along the Indian Ocean coast of Africa and throughout much of the Indo-Pacific region from Indonesia to the Hawaiian Islands.