Balistoides Explained

Balistoides is a genus of triggerfishes native to the Indo-Pacific region.

Species

There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:^[1]

Image	Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
	Balistoides conspicillum (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)	Clown triggerfish	tropical and subtropical waters of the Indian Ocean and in the western Pacific Ocean.
	Balistoides viridescens (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)	Titan triggerfish	Indo-Pacific

Notes and References

1. Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014. 2014. Matsuura. Keiichi. Ichthyological Research. 62. 1. 72–113. 254172132. 10.1007/s10228-014-0444-5. free.