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Halfmoon triggerfish

Sufflamen chrysopterum

Marcus Elieser Bloch & Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider, 1801

The halfmoon triggerfish, Sufflamen chrysopterum, is a triggerfish of the tropical Indo-West Pacific area.

The halfmoon triggerfish lives around seaward reefs and shallow lagoons. It is solitary and is often found around coral looking for small invertebrates, like crustaceans and worms, on which it feeds.

The halfmoon picassofish species is often also named halfmoon triggerfish.

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Scientific classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Tetraodontiformes
Family
Balistidae
Genus
Sufflamen
Species
Sufflamen chrysopterum

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Halfmoon triggerfish
Halfmoon triggerfish

Range Map

Distribution map of Halfmoon triggerfish, Sufflamen chrysopterum in Thailand
  • Similan Islands
Range map of Sufflamen chrysopterum in Thailand