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Giant triggerfish
Balistoides viridescens (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
AnimalsBalistes
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Reunion IslandMayotteNew CaledoniaPolynesiaRed Sea
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- Titan triggerfishBritish English
- Reisen drückerfischGerman (Germany)
- Pez ballesta titanEuropean Spanish
- Baliste olivâtreFrench (France)
- Baliste à moustacheFrench (France)
- Baliste à tête jauneFrench (France)
- Baliste titanFrench (France)
- Pesce balestra titanItalian (Italy)
- Blauwfin trekkervisDutch (Netherlands)
Other invalid scientific names
- Balistes brasiliensis
- Balistes nigromarginatus
- Balistoides veridescens
- Pachynathus nigromarginatus
- Pseudobalistes viridescens
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Sources
- LE BRIS Sylvain, PEAN Michel, GUICHARD Benjamin in : DORIS, 12/12/2018 : Balistoides viridescens (Bloch & Schneider, 1801), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/1334
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Balistoides viridescens (Bloch & Schneider, 1801), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1963
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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