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Balistoides viridescens (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) 
AphiaID: 219875

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Balistidae (Family) > Balistoides (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Typetaxon of  Balistoides Fraser-Brunner, 1935
Parent Balistoides Fraser-Brunner, 1935
Synonymised
taxa		  Balistes brasiliensis Bloch & Schneider, 1801
 Balistes nigromarginatus (Tanaka, 1908)
 Balistes viridescens Bloch & Schneider, 1801
 Balistoides veridescens (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (misspelling)
 Pachynathus nigromarginatus Tanaka, 1908
 Pseudobalistes viridescens (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Sources  basis of record: Anon. (1996). FishBase 96 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Philippines. 1 cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]

additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [details]

additional source: FishBase, version october 2012 [details]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
English titan triggerfish  [details]
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution Chagos [details]
Mauritius [details]
Mozambique [details]
Red Sea [details]
Seychelles [details]
Somalia [details]
Host of  Dissonus heronensis Kabata, 1966 (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Dentigryps litus Lewis A.G., 1964 (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Links To Barcode of Life (16 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To FishBase
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To ITIS
Note  Description: Occurs in lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 1602). Feeds on sea urchins, coral, crabs and other crustaceans, mollusks and tube worms. The largest triggerfish; females when guarding their nest have been reported to attack divers (Ref. 2334). In Japan, eggs were noted on rock surfaces during the summer months (Ref. 637). Also caught with drive-in nets. Marketed fresh and dried-salted (Ref. 9770). [details]
Image 
Balistoides viridescens
Balistoides viridescens
added on 2008-08-20 - author: Collection Georges Declercq
qualitystatus: not checked
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219875
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
1997-02-24 18:26:33Z  created  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z  changed  Bailly, Nicolas
  
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  Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Balistoides viridescens (Bloch & Schneider, 1801). In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219875 on 2013-05-23
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