Triggerfish

Starry Triggerfish	Undulate Triggerfish
Abalistes stellatus	Balistapus undulatus
Bursa Triggerfish	Brown Triggerfish
Balistes bursa	Balistes sp
Queen Triggerfish	Clown Triggerfish
Balistes vetula	Balistoides conspicillum
Blue Triggerfish	Yellow-Spotted Triggerfish
Odonus niger	Pseudobalistes fuscus
Picasso Triggerfish Huma Huma Trigger	Blackpatch Triggerfish
Rhinecanthus aculeatus	Rhinecanthus verrucosus

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Description:
   Triggerfish are relatively poor swimmers, most of the time they move by undulating wave motions of the dorsal and anal fins, only using the tail fin for emergencies!
   Triggerfish have teeth that are very stong and often stick out, which is ideal for eating shelled invertebrates and sea urchins. Don't put a Triggerfish in an aquarium with invertebrates! When eating a Crown of Thorns starfish, the trigger will first blow it over onto it's back in order to get at the soft unprotected underbelly.

Care and feeding:
   In captivity these fish will eat almost everything that is offered and should be fed everything like live foods (brine shrimp), frozen foods, flakes, squid, shrimp (regular or river), and even chopped earthworms.

Breeding:
   See Marine Fish Breeding for information the on reproductive habits of triggerfish.

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