Aquarium Fish - Triggerfish

Clown triggerfish (Balistoides conspicillum) The Clown Trigger has a black body with large white spots and yellow lips, yellow caudal peduncle, and a yellow dorsal blotch. The yellow dorsal area has black and white markings throughout. Clown Triggers can reach 20 inches in the wild, but...  Read more >

Redtoothed triggerfish (Odonus niger) The Niger Trigger has a body that can range from dark blue to blue-green in color. Its tail is crescent-shaped, and may develop streamers as the fish matures. The teeth are usually red. Triggerfish are rather aggressive and are best kept with...  Read more >

Wedge-tail triggerfish (Rhinecanthus rectangulus) The Rectangle Trigger is tan and white on the front half, with a wide black band that runs from the eye to the anal fin and lime green "V" shaped accents towards the tail. They have a black triangular marking at the base of the tail, and blue...  Read more >

Blackbelly triggerfish (Rhinecanthus verrucosus) The Bursa Trigger or Black Patch Trigger is tan on top, white below and has a dark brown patch on its belly. It has a brown and blue mask, and a red line seperates the brown and white areas on its face. Triggerfish are rather aggressive and are...  Read more >

Boomerang triggerfish (Sufflamen bursa) The True Bursa Triggerfish has a tan body with a light blue eyelid and pair of yellow or brown crescent-shaped slashes behind the eye. These fish are sometimes called Lei or Scythe Triggers. Triggerfish are rather aggressive and are best kept with...  Read more >

Gilded triggerfish (Xanthichthys auromarginatus) The Blue Jaw Triggerfish is a spectacular fish, the male exhibiting the prominent blue throat section that gives this fish it's name. Females lack this patch, but both sexes will also have a light blue coloration, with an olive coloration covering...  Read more >