There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:[1]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
 | 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 |
 | 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. |
 | Pseudobalistes naufragium D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1895 | Stone triggerfish | eastern Pacific, ranging from Baja California (Mexico) to Chile. |
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