triggerfish in English

noun
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a marine fish occurring chiefly in tropical inshore waters. It has a large, stout dorsal spine that can be erected and locked into place, allowing the fish to wedge itself into crevices.
In marine areas, species concentrations are highest around coral reefs, where butterflyfishes and angelfishes, wrasses, parrotfishes and triggerfishes are common.

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1. 9 words related to triggerfish: plectognath, plectognath fish, Balistidae, family Balistidae, Balistes vetula, Bessy cerca, oldwench, oldwife, queen triggerfish

2. Balistid (plural Balistids) Any triggerfish in the family Balistidae

3. Schools of angelfish and triggerfish, some of them beautifully marked, will glide by.

4. The Undulate Triggerfish or Orange-lined Triggerfish can be worth keeping since it is lively, colorful, and will grow to be a nice pet, taking food from the owners'; hand!

5. With a length of up to 75 centimetres (30 in), it is the largest species of triggerfish in its range (the stone triggerfish, Pseudobalistes naufragium, from the east Pacific is larger).

6. 16 It can be distinguished from all other triggerfish by the forward-pointing black wedge on the caudal peduncle.

7. Despite its northern latitude, Ireland's climate is moderated by the Gulf Stream, bringing the dregs of Caribbean Balminess, as well as turtles and triggerfish

8. The titan triggerfish will not always bite, but can swim at snorkellers and divers escorting them out of their territory.

9. 3 Bold gross feeding omnivores represent a similar problem as anyone who has ever kept a Triggerfish, will confirm.

10. Triggerfish are about 40 species of often brightly colored fish of the family Balistidae.Often marked by lines and spots, they inhabit tropical and subtropical oceans throughout the world, with the greatest species richness in the Indo-Pacific.Most are found in relatively shallow, coastal habitats, especially at coral reefs, but a few, such as the oceanic triggerfish (Canthidermis maculata

11. Aboriginal and colonial fishing in Port Jackson, New South Wales galeatus feeds primarily on macroalgae and is preyed upon by octopi, rays (Myliobatidae), triggerfish (Balistidae), and snappers (Lutjanidae)

12. The Male Crosshatch Trigger, Xanthichthys mento, also known as the Blue Cheekline Trigger, The Crosshatch is one of the more luxurious and rare Triggerfish species on the marine aquarium market

13. Collected from natural resource: Actinians (resource) collection byproduct: Sea map in Sea kitchen: Laminaria Triggerfish Construction of: Sea kitchen Underwater castle repair Underwater cauldron upgrade Octopus's hut Miraculous plants (quest): collect 15

14. Triggerfish or trig·ger·fish·es Any of various brightly colored fishes of the family Balistidae of warm coastal waters, having a roundish body and an erectile spine on the anterior dorsal fin that locks upright when the fish is threatened

15. One of the most seldom seen members of the triggerfish family was recently collected for the aquarium trade— Abalistes filamentosus.In fact, this fish is so hard to find in the wild, it was only scientifically described in 2004, making it the only Balistid species other than the enigmatic Xanthichthys greenei to be discovered in this century! So why is this fish so rare?