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Balistes polylepis (Finescale Triggerfish)
Scientific name: Balistes polylepis

Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia → Phylum Chordata → Subphylum Vertebrata → Infraphylum Gnathostomata → Parvphylum Osteichthyes → Gigaclass Actinopterygii → Class Actinopteri → Subclass Teleostei → Order Tetraodontiformes → Family Balistidae → Genus Balistes

Common name: Finescale Triggerfish
Locations: Eastern Pacific, Hawaii
Group: Marine LifeFishTriggerfishes
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Balistes polylepis (Finescale Triggerfish)
Sleeping on the bottom
Balistes polylepis (Finescale Triggerfish)
Balistes polylepis (Finescale Triggerfish)
Triggerfish blowing water on eggs in its nest
Balistes polylepis (Finescale Triggerfish)
Balistes polylepis (Finescale Triggerfish)
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