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Family Balistidae

Triggerfishes

TROPICAL EASTERN PACIFIC

Sufflamen verres

Juvenile, Cabo Pulmo, Baja California, Mexico

 ORANGESIDE TRIGGERFISH    Cochino or Puerco naranja

Common on rocky reefs with sand nearby from 10 to 100 feet.  Feeds upon hard-shelled invertebrates.  Attains 15 inches.  Baja California to Ecuador and the Galapagos.