Halfmoon triggerfish

  Tropical reef fish

Identity card

Halfmoon triggerfish

Scientific name:
Sufflamen chrysopterum
Family:
Balistidae
Class:
Actinopterygii
Phylum:
Chordata
Year of description:
Bloch & Schneider, 1801
IUCN Status:
Least Concern
Distribution:

Indo-Pacific: East Africa, northern Australia to Samoa; north to southern Japan.

Habitat:

Between 0 and 80 metres, coastal and outer reefs, shallow lagoons.

Size:

Up to 30 cm.

Diet:

Various invertebrates: molluscs, crustaceans, worms, echinoderms.

Where can I find it at Nausicaá?

Mankind and shores

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