Pseudobalistes is a genus of fish belonging to the family Balistidae.
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| Pseudobalistes fuscus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Balistidae |
| Genus: | Pseudobalistes Bleeker, 1865 |
Species
editThere are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:[1]
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Pseudobalistes flavomarginatus Rüppell, 1829 | Yellowmargin triggerfish | Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea south to Natal, South Africa and east from southern Japan south to Indonesia, Philippines and Samoa |
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Pseudobalistes fuscus (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) | blue triggerfish, rippled triggerfish, yellow-spotted triggerfish and blue-and-gold triggerfish | Tropical Indo-Pacific, from the Red Sea to South Africa, Society Islands, southern Japan, Australia and New Caledonia. |
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Pseudobalistes naufragium D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1895 | Stone triggerfish | eastern Pacific, ranging from Baja California (Mexico) to Chile. |
References
edit- ^ Matsuura, Keiichi (2015). "Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: A review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014". Ichthyological Research. 62: 72–113. doi:10.1007/s10228-014-0444-5. S2CID 15223867.
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