''Abalistes'' is a small

triggerfish Triggerfish are about 40 species of often brightly colored fish of the family Balistidae. Often marked by lines and spots, they inhabit tropical and subtropical oceans throughout the world, with the greatest species richness in the Indo-Pacific. ...

genus found in the

Indo-Pacific The Indo-Pacific is a vast biogeographic region of Earth. In a narrow sense, sometimes known as the Indo-West Pacific or Indo-Pacific Asia, it comprises the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the ...

and eastern Atlantic.

Species

There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014. ''Ichthyological Research, 62 (1): 72-113.'' * '' Abalistes filamentosus''

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& Yoshino, 2004 Matsuura, K. & Yoshino, T. (2004): A new triggerfish of the genus ''Abalistes'' (Tetraodontiformes: Balistidae) from the western Pacific. ''Records of the Australian Museum, 56 (2): 189–194.'

* '' Abalistes stellaris'' (

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& J. G. Schneider, 1801) * ''

Abalistes stellatus ''Abalistes stellatus'' is a member of the triggerfish family that occurs along the coasts of the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf, and along the western edge of the Pacific Ocean. Environment ''Abalistes stellatus'' lives primaril ...

'' Anonymous, referred to

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, 1798

References

Balistidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by David Starr Jordan Taxa named by Alvin Seale {{triggerfish-stub