Clown Triggerfish
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{{Taxobox | color = pink | name = Clown Triggerfish | image = Balistoides conspicillum 2.jpg | image_width = 250px | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Chordata | classis = Actinopterygii | ordo = Tetraodontiformes | familia = Balistidae | genus = Balistoides | species = B. conspicillum | binomial = Balistoides conspicillum | binomial_authority = Bloch & Schneider, 1801 }}
The Clown Triggerfish, Balistoides conspicillum, is a solitary fish most commonly found around coral reefs near steep drop offs. It has strong jaws which can be used to crush and eat sea urchins, crustaceans and hard-shelled mollusks.
Range Tropical Indo-Pacific, Red Sea
Habitat Coastal waters, 5-60 metres (16-200 feet)
Size 35 centimetres (14 inches)
References
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