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Updated 3/28/2020

Family Balistidae

ATLANTIC

Balistes vetula



Jardines de la Reina, Cuba, 12 feet

QUEEN TRIGGERFISH

Locally common on reefs to 600 feet.  Feeds upon hard-shelled invertebrates.  Attains 24 inches.  Massachusetts to Brazil, Gulf of Mexico, Azores to Angola.