Florent's Guide To The

South Florida 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)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
     └Balistidae (Family)
      └Balistes (Genus)

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Triggerfishes

Queen Triggerfish

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Black Durgon

Sargassum Triggerfish

Gray Triggerfish



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