Pseudobalistes

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Pseudobalistes is a genus of fish belonging to the family Balistidae.

Species

There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:{{cite journal|doi=10.1007/s10228-014-0444-5|title=Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: A review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014|year=2015|last1=Matsuura|first1=Keiichi|journal=Ichthyological Research|volume=62|pages=72–113|s2cid=15223867|doi-access=free}}

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ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
120pxPseudobalistes flavomarginatus Rüppell, 1829Yellowmargin triggerfishIndo-Pacific from the Red Sea south to Natal, South Africa and east from southern Japan south to Indonesia, Philippines and Samoa
120pxPseudobalistes fuscus (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)blue triggerfish, rippled triggerfish, yellow-spotted triggerfish and blue-and-gold triggerfishTropical Indo-Pacific, from the Red Sea to South Africa, Society Islands, southern Japan, Australia and New Caledonia.
120pxPseudobalistes naufragium D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1895Stone triggerfisheastern Pacific, ranging from Baja California (Mexico) to Chile.

References

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Category:Balistidae

Category:Marine fish genera

Category:Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker

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