Sufflamen
Genus of fishes
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Sufflamen is a genus of triggerfishes that is native to the reefs of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
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| Sufflamen | |
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| Sufflamen bursa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Balistidae |
| Genus: | Sufflamen D. S. Jordan, 1916 |
Species
There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus:[1]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
,_mar_Rojo,_Egipto,_2023-04-14,_DD_26.jpg) | Sufflamen albicaudatum
Rüppell, 1829 |
Bluethroat triggerfish | western Indian Ocean |
,_Zanzíbar,_Tanzania,_2024-05-30,_DD_20_(cropped).jpg) | Sufflamen bursa
Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801 |
Boomerang triggerfish | Indo-Pacific. |
,_Anilao,_Filipinas,_2023-08-23,_DD_178.jpg) | Sufflamen chrysopterum
Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801 |
Halfmoon triggerfish | tropical Indo-West Pacific area. |
 | Sufflamen fraenatum
Latreille, 1804 |
Masked triggerfish | the Indian Ocean coast of Africa and throughout much of the Indo-Pacific region from Indonesia to the Hawaiian Islands. |
 | Sufflamen verres
C. H. Gilbert & Starks, 1904 |
Orangeside triggerfish | the Pacific coast of Central and South America from Mexico to Ecuador. |
