Titan triggerfish
(Balistoides viridescens)

Classification

Species: Balistoides viridescens

General data

Scientific names: Titan triggerfish
Habitat: Saltwater
Climate: Tropical
Distribution: Indian ocean, Pacific Ocean

The titan triggerfish, giant triggerfish or moustache triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens) is a large species of triggerfish found in lagoons and at reefs to depths of 50 m (160 ft) in most of the Indo-Pacific, though it is absent from Hawaii.

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).

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