Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Gray Triggerfish
Balistes capriscus
Gray Triggerfish
Category: Triggerfishes
Scientific Name: Balistes capriscus
Size: 5 to 9 in. (12 to 22 cm)  
Depth: 15-50 ft. (5-15 m)
Distribution: Florida, Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda, Gulf of America, Brazil
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
     └Balistidae (Family)
      └Balistes (Genus)

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