Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Finescale Triggerfish
Balistes polylepis
Finescale Triggerfish
Category: Triggerfishes
Scientific Name: Balistes polylepis
Size: Up to 2 ft (60 cm)  
Depth: 10-120 ft. (3-37 m)
Distribution: Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama
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. polylepis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 275234🔗
iNaturalist ID: 95064🔗

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