Pseudobalistes


Pseudobalistes is a genus of fish belonging to the family Balistidae.

Species

There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:
ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Pseudobalistes flavomarginatus Rüppell, 1829Yellowmargin triggerfishIndo-Pacific from the Red Sea south to Natal, South Africa and east from southern Japan south to Indonesia, Philippines and Samoa
Pseudobalistes fuscus blue triggerfish, rippled triggerfish, yellow-spotted triggerfish and blue-and-gold triggerfishTropical Indo-Pacific, from the Red Sea to South Africa, Society Islands, southern Japan, Australia and New Caledonia.
Pseudobalistes naufragium D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1895Stone triggerfisheastern Pacific, ranging from Baja California to Chile.