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Balistoides conspicillum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) 
AphiaID: 219876

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
Parent Balistoides Fraser-Brunner, 1935
Synonymised
taxa		  Balistes conspicillum Bloch & Schneider, 1801
 Balistoides conspicillium (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (misspelling)
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 clown triggerfish  [details]
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution Kenya [details]
Madagascar [details]
Mauritius [details]
Mozambique [details]
Seychelles [details]
Somalia [details]
South Africa (country) [details]
Tanzania [details]
Links To Barcode of Life (12 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To FishBase
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 39 proteins)
To ITIS
Note  Description: Occurs in clear seaward reefs adjacent to steep drop offs. Uncommon to rare throughout most of its range. Diet consists of sea urchins, crabs and other crustaceans, mollusks, and tunicates (Ref. 9770). Marketed fresh, but of minor importance to fisheries (Ref. 9770). Among the most highly prized aquarium fishes (Ref. 1602). [details]
Images 
Balistoides conspicillum
Balistoides conspicillum
added on 2008-08-20 - author: Collection Georges Declercq
qualitystatus: not checked

Balistoides conspicillum
Balistoides conspicillum
added on 2010-06-10 - author: Collection VLIZ
qualitystatus: not checked
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219876
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 conspicillum (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=219876 on 2013-05-19
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