| Family: |
Balistidae (Triggerfishes) |
| Max. size: |
60 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; marine |
| Distribution: |
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea, Arabian Sea, northern South China Sea, Japan and Micronesia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 3-3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 23-26; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 21-23. Caudal fin of adults double emarginate with produced lobes; juveniles with rounded caudal fin. |
| Biology: |
Enters the shallows to lay eggs in a nest in sand (Ref. 11441). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 January 2022 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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