WoRMS taxon details
Balistidae Rafinesque, 1810
Genus Abalistes Jordan & Seale, 1906
Genus Balistapus Tilesius, 1820
Genus Balistes Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Balistoides Fraser-Brunner, 1935
Genus Canthidermis Swainson, 1839
Genus Melichthys Swainson, 1839
Genus Odonus Gistel, 1848
Genus Pseudobalistes Bleeker, 1865
Genus Rhinecanthus Swainson, 1839
Genus Sufflamen Jordan, 1916
Genus Xanthichthys Kaup, 1856
Genus Xenobalistes Matsuura, 1981
Genus Balististes accepted as Balistes Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > misspelling)
Genus Balistopus accepted as Balistapus Tilesius, 1820 (misspelling)
Genus Balsistes accepted as Balistes Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
Genus Melichtys accepted as Melichthys Swainson, 1839 (misspelling)
Genus Melicthys accepted as Melichthys Swainson, 1839 (misspelling)
Genus Nematobalistes Fraser-Brunner, 1935 accepted as Balistes Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Oncobalistes Fowler, 1946 accepted as Melichthys Swainson, 1839
Genus Pachynathus Swainson, 1839 accepted as Sufflamen Jordan, 1916
Genus Rhineacanthus accepted as Rhinecanthus Swainson, 1839 (misspelling)
Genus Verrunculus Jordan, 1924 accepted as Balistes Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Xenodon Rüppell, 1836 accepted as Odonus Gistel, 1848
Genus Balistapus Tilesius, 1820
Genus Balistes Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Balistoides Fraser-Brunner, 1935
Genus Canthidermis Swainson, 1839
Genus Melichthys Swainson, 1839
Genus Odonus Gistel, 1848
Genus Pseudobalistes Bleeker, 1865
Genus Rhinecanthus Swainson, 1839
Genus Sufflamen Jordan, 1916
Genus Xanthichthys Kaup, 1856
Genus Xenobalistes Matsuura, 1981
Genus Balististes accepted as Balistes Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > misspelling)
Genus Balistopus accepted as Balistapus Tilesius, 1820 (misspelling)
Genus Balsistes accepted as Balistes Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
Genus Melichtys accepted as Melichthys Swainson, 1839 (misspelling)
Genus Melicthys accepted as Melichthys Swainson, 1839 (misspelling)
Genus Nematobalistes Fraser-Brunner, 1935 accepted as Balistes Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Oncobalistes Fowler, 1946 accepted as Melichthys Swainson, 1839
Genus Pachynathus Swainson, 1839 accepted as Sufflamen Jordan, 1916
Genus Rhineacanthus accepted as Rhinecanthus Swainson, 1839 (misspelling)
Genus Verrunculus Jordan, 1924 accepted as Balistes Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Xenodon Rüppell, 1836 accepted as Odonus Gistel, 1848
marine, brackish, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Distribution: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Usually compressed body. Pelvic fins fused to one spine. First dorsal...
Description Distribution: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Usually compressed body. Pelvic fins fused to one spine. First dorsal spine with locking mechanism. With 12 principal rays in caudal fin. 18 vertebrae. Upper jaw non-protrusible. Upper jaw usually with four teeth in outer and three in the inner series on each premaxillary. Capable of rotating eyeballs independently. Triggerfish normally swim by undulating their second dorsal and anal fins, but will use their tail for rapid bursts. Most triggerfishes are solitary diurnal carnivores. They lay demersal eggs in a nest which is aggressively guarded by the female. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2023). FishBase. Balistidae Rafinesque, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125607 on 2023-06-07
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taxonomy source
Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
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basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
[request] basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Description Distribution: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Usually compressed body. Pelvic fins fused to one spine. First dorsal spine with locking mechanism. With 12 principal rays in caudal fin. 18 vertebrae. Upper jaw non-protrusible. Upper jaw usually with four teeth in outer and three in the inner series on each premaxillary. Capable of rotating eyeballs independently. Triggerfish normally swim by undulating their second dorsal and anal fins, but will use their tail for rapid bursts. Most triggerfishes are solitary diurnal carnivores. They lay demersal eggs in a nest which is aggressively guarded by the female. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | triggerfishes | [details] |
| Japanese | モンガラカワハギ科 | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | avtrekkerfiskfamilien | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | avtrekkerfiskfamilien | [details] |
| Swedish | tryckarfiskar | [details] |
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (Balistidae FIN026708 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Balistidae FIN026709 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (Balistidae FIN026708 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Balistidae FIN026709 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
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