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Balistoides viridescens (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Titan triggerfish
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Philippines country information

Common names: Ampapagot, Ampapakul, Dotty triggerfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from Calamianes Is. (Ref. 48613), Lanuza Bay (Ref. 104756) and Bantayan Is. in northern Cebu (Ref. 114734), Dauin-Apo I. (Ref. 127519). Edible but flesh may be poisonous (Ref. 12745). Also Ref. 48613, 121724.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Rau, N. and A. Rau, 1980
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) > Balistidae (Triggerfishes)
Etymology: Balistoides: Latin, balista, -ae = crossbowman + Greek, oides = similar (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Bloch & Schneider.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 60 m (Ref. 128797).   Tropical; 35°N - 26°S, 32°E - 122°W

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