Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
      └Balistidae (Family)
       └Balistes (Genus)
        └B. vetula (Species)

Odd-Shaped Swimmers
Triggerfishes

Queen Triggerfish

Clown Triggerfish

Titan Triggerfish

Ocean Triggerfish

Black Durgon

Pinktail Triggerfish

Redtoothed Triggerfish

Yellowmargin Triggerfish

Picasso Triggerfish

Wedgetail Triggerfish

Blackpatch Triggerfish

Scythe Triggerfish

Flagtail Triggerfish

Flagtail Triggerfish (Juvenile)

Bridled Triggerfish

Orangeside Triggerfish

Gilded Triggerfish (Male)

Gilded Triggerfish (Female)

Sargassum Triggerfish

Starry Triggerfish (Juvenile)

Orange-Lined Triggerfish

Gray Triggerfish

Finescale Triggerfish



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