Spotted Triggerfish (Canthidermis maculata)
Key facts
- Scientific name
- Canthidermis maculata
- Common name
- Spotted Triggerfish
- Category
- Fish
- Family
- Balistidae
- Genus
- Canthidermis
- Size
- 30–60 cm
- Depth
- 5–80 m
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
- Danger level
- Harmless
- Habitats
- open-water, pelagic-zone
- Behaviours
- pelagic
- Ocean zones
- Asian Pacific, Caribbean, Eastern Pacific, Indian Ocean & Red Sea
Description
Canthidermis maculata reaches 60 cm. Triggerfish (Balistidae) pantropical cosmopolitan. Gray-blue dorsal, scattered white-yellow spots, yellow fins. Active pelagic, seasonal oceanic migrant. Ichthyophage-planktonophage. Little threatened = LC. Occasionally observed open-ocean Pacific diving. Little-known local ecology.
Photo of Spotted Triggerfish
Frequently asked questions
- How big is the Spotted Triggerfish?
- Spotted Triggerfish (Canthidermis maculata) reaches 30–60 cm in length.
- At what depth can you find the Spotted Triggerfish?
- Spotted Triggerfish is found between 5–80 m deep.
- Is the Spotted Triggerfish dangerous to divers?
- Danger level: Harmless.
- What is the conservation status of the Spotted Triggerfish?
- IUCN status: Least concern (LC).
- Where can you find the Spotted Triggerfish?
- Found in: Asian Pacific, Caribbean, Eastern Pacific, Indian Ocean & Red Sea.
Other species in the genus Canthidermis
Other species in the family Balistidae
- Balistes vetula - Queen triggerfish
- Sufflamen bursa - Scythe triggerfish
- Rhinecanthus aculeatus - Picasso triggerfish
- Balistapus undulatus - Orange-lined triggerfish
- Odonus niger - Redtoothed triggerfish
- Pseudobalistes naufragium - Stone triggerfish
Sources
- Taxonomy: WoRMS (AphiaID 127398)
- Photos: iNaturalist (CC BY-NC)
- Distribution: GBIF (taxonKey 2407067)
- Conservation: IUCN Red List
- Encyclopedia: Wikipedia