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queen triggerfish

fish

Also known as: Balistes vetula

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place among triggerfish

In triggerfish
Common species include the queen triggerfish (Balistes vetula), a tropical Atlantic fish brightly striped with blue, and Rhinecanthus aculeatus, a grayish, Indo-Pacific fish patterned with bands of blue, black, orange, and white.
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