Blue or rippled triggerfish

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{{Taxobox | color = pink | name = Blue/Rippled Triggerfish | image = Psfus u0.gif | image_width = 240px | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Chordata | classis = Actinopterygii | ordo = Tetraodontiformes | familia = Balistidae | genus = Pseudobalistes | species = P. fuscus | binomial = Pseudobalistes fuscus | binomial_authority = (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) }}

The Blue or Rippled Triggerfish, Pseudobalistes fuscus is, as you might have guessed, a brilliant blue colour. This fish is known for its aggressiveness and many divers choose to stay away from them, as they bite often.

Range Tropical Indo-Pacific, Red Sea

Habitat Coastal waters, shallows in the open, 3-50 metres (10-165 feet)

Size 55 centimetres (22 inches)

Diet The Blue Triggerfish, like most other triggerfish, eats shellfish, small crustaceans, and other bottom-dwelling invertebrae.

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