Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas and

Caribbean Reefs

Queen Triggerfish
Balistes vetula
Queen Triggerfish
Category: Triggerfishes
Scientific Name: Balistes vetula
Size: 8 to 16 in. (20 to 40 cm)  
Depth: 10-50 ft. (3-15 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of America
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
     └Balistoidei (Suborder)
      └Balistidae (Family) Triggerfishes
       └Balistes (Genus)
        └B. vetula (Species)
WoRMS ID: 127397🔗
iNaturalist ID: 95066🔗

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