Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Ocean Triggerfish
Canthidermis sufflamen
Ocean Triggerfish
Category: Triggerfishes
Scientific Name: Canthidermis sufflamen
Size: 10 to 18 in. (25 to 45 cm)  
Depth: 35-100 ft. (12-30 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
       └Canthidermis (Genus)
        └C. sufflamen (Species)
WoRMS ID: 127399🔗
iNaturalist ID: 131526🔗

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