Florent's Guide To The

South Florida 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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
      └Balistidae (Family)
       └Canthidermis (Genus)
        └C. sufflamen (Species)

Odd-Shaped Swimmers
Triggerfishes

Ocean Triggerfish

Black Durgon

Sargassum Triggerfish

Gray Triggerfish

Queen Triggerfish



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