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Class: Teleostei
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Balistidae Triggerfishes

Genus: Sufflamen

(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Sufflamen albicaudatum Bluethroat triggerfish Western Indian Ocean 22 TL 1829
Sufflamen bursa Boomerang triggerfish Indo-Pacific 25 TL 1801
Sufflamen chrysopterum Halfmoon triggerfish Indo-Pacific 30 TL 1801
Sufflamen fraenatum Masked triggerfish Indo-Pacific 38 TL 1804
Sufflamen verres Orangeside triggerfish Eastern Pacific 40 TL 1904



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