ANIMAL SPECIES:Eye-stripe Triggerfish, Sufflamen chrysopterum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Eye-stripe Triggerfish is a tropical Indo-West Pacific species that has a yellowish stripe through the eye.
Alternative Name/s
Black Triggerfish, Blue-throated Triggerfish, Flagtail Triggerfish, Yellowstreak Triggerfish, Half-moon TriggerfishIdentification
The Eye-stripeTriggerfish is brown with a green to yellow stripe from the eye to the pectoral fin base. The tail is yellow-brown with distinct white margins. The lower part of the head is often purplish-blue.
Juveniles are yellowish above, white below and black laterally. They have a yellow patch on the tail.
Size range
This species grows to 22cm in length.Distribution
It occurs widely in the tropical Indo-West Pacific.
In Australia it is known from the central coast of Western Australia, around the tropical north and south to southern New South Wales.
Distribution by collection data
Biomaps map of Eye-stripe Triggerfish specimens in the Australian Museum collection.
Habitat
It is usually seen in sheltered reef areas.
Classification
- Species:
- chrysopterum
- Genus:
- Sufflamen
- Family:
- Balistidae
- Order:
- Tetraodontiformes
- Class:
- Actinopterygii
- Subphylum:
- Vertebrata
- Phylum:
- Chordata
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
References
- Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Western Australian Museum. Pp. 292.
- Allen, G.R. & R. Swainston. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A Field Guide for Anglers and Divers. Western Australian Museum. Pp. 201.
- Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. New Holland. Pp. 433.
- Kuiter, R.H. 2000. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Gary Allen. Pp. 437.
- Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & R.C. Steene. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Crawford House Press. Pp. 557.
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Eye-stripe Triggerfish at the Great Barrier Reef View full size
Erik Schlögl
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Eye-stripe Triggerfish at North Solitary Island View full size
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A juvenile Eye-stripe Triggerfish at North Solitary Island View full size
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Juvenile Eye-stripe Triggerfish at the Cod Hole View full size
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