''Canthidermis '' is a

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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. ...

es commonly known as Ocean triggerfishes.

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.'' * ''

Canthidermis macrolepis ''Canthidermis '' is a genus of triggerfishes commonly known as Ocean triggerfishes. Species There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing prima ...

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, 1888 (Large-scale triggerfish) * ''

Canthidermis maculata ''Canthidermis maculata'', also known as rough triggerfish or spotted oceanic triggerfish, is a species of triggerfish native to the tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide. Unlike most triggerfish, they are mostly pelagic. In the Philippines ...

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, 1786 (Spotted oceanic triggerfish) * ''

Canthidermis sufflamen ''Canthidermis '' is a genus of triggerfishes commonly known as Ocean triggerfishes. Species There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing prima ...

'' Mitchill, 1815 (Ocean Triggerfish)

Description

These dark-colored triggerfishes are found in all the world's oceans in tropical and subtropical areas. They are absent in the

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. Unlike most triggerfish they are epipelagic. They usually live far away from the coast in the microhabitat created by floating objects like trees, or branches, but also plastic wreck remains, ropes and other large

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items. There is still little research on the feeding and reproduction habits of these fishes. They are rarely part of the catch unless the

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around which they live reaches some coastal area.

References

Balistidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by William John Swainson {{triggerfish-stub