Starry Triggerfish
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| Abalistes stellatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 |
The Starry Triggerfish (Abalistes stellaris), or Flat-tailed Triggerfish, is a tropical, harmless, oviparous bottom dweller, caracterized by some white spots along the spinal dark band. The tail is dorsoventral and looks very thin, when looked upon in profile. There is a deep groove in front of the eye. The background colour is grey with olivegreen spots. It is the only species in the genus Abalistes.
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Length
Male adult up to 60 cm
Habitat
- Indo-West Pacific up to the Red Sea and East Africa.
- mud, silty sand bottoms, coral reefs.
Diet
Benthic animals such as crustaceans, crabs, mollusks; bony fish.
Status
Not in the IUCN Red List.
Economic use
- in aquariums
- food fish (fresh or dried-salted).
External link
- Fishbase (http://filaman.uni-kiel.de/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?ID=9)