Common name: Triggerfish

The Balistidae family, commonly known as triggerfish, comprises a variety of species known for their unique body shapes and behaviors. These fish are characterized by their strong jaws and teeth adapted for cracking shells. They are often brightly colored and can be territorial, especially when breeding. Triggerfish require a spacious tank with plenty of hiding spots and robust filtration due to their messy eating habits. They are not reef-safe as they may nip at corals and invertebrates.

1. 
   Common name: Orange-lined triggerfish

   Scientific name: Balistapus undulatus
2. 
   Common name: Grey triggerfish

   Scientific name: Balistes capriscus
3. 
   Common name: spotted triggerfish

   Scientific name: Balistes punctatus
4. 
   Common name: Ol'wife

   Scientific name: Balistes vetula
5. 
   Common name: Clown triggerfish

   Scientific name: Balistoides conspicillum
6. 
   Common name: Titan triggerfish

   Scientific name: Balistoides viridescens
7. 
   Common name: Indian triggerfish

   Scientific name: Melichthys indicus
8. 
   Common name: Black triggerfish

   Scientific name: Melichthys niger
9. 
   Common name: Pink-tail trigger

   Scientific name: Melichthys vidua
10. 
    Common name: Niger Trigger Fish

    Scientific name: Odonus niger
11. 
    Common name: Yellowmargin triggerfish

    Scientific name: Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus
12. 
    Common name: Blue triggerfish

    Scientific name: Pseudobalistes fuscus
13. 
    Common name: Picasso Triggerfish

    Scientific name: Rhinecanthus aculeatus
14. 
    Common name: Picasso triggerfish

    Scientific name: Rhinecanthus assasi
15. 
    Common name: Wedgetail Triggerfish

    Scientific name: Rhinecanthus rectangulus
16. 
    Common name: Blackbelly triggerfish

    Scientific name: Rhinecanthus verrucosus
17. 
    Common name: Boomerang triggerfish

    Scientific name: Sufflamen bursa
18. 
    Common name: Halfmoon triggerfish

    Scientific name: Sufflamen chrysopterum
19. 
    Common name: Masked triggerfish

    Scientific name: Sufflamen fraenatum
20. 
    Common name: Gilded triggerfish

    Scientific name: Xanthichthys auromarginatus
21. 
    Common name: Outrigger triggerfish

    Scientific name: Xanthichthys caeruleolineatus
22. Common name: Blue Line Triggerfish

    Scientific name: Xanthichthys lineopunctatus
23. 
    Common name: Blue-throat trigger

    Scientific name: Xanthichthys mento
24. 
    Common name: Sargassum triggerfish

    Scientific name: Xanthichthys ringens