Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Scythe Triggerfish
Sufflamen bursa
Scythe Triggerfish
Also known as: Lei Triggerfish, Whiteline Triggerfish, Boomerang Triggerfish
Category: Triggerfishes
Scientific Name: Sufflamen bursa
Size: 7 to 9 in. (18 to 24 cm)  
Depth: 10-180 ft. (3-55 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, French Polynesia
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
       └Sufflamen (Genus)
        └S. bursa (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219894🔗
iNaturalist ID: 121576🔗

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