Titan Triggerfish

This Titan Triggerfish - Balistoides viridescens can be very aggressive when they are brooding their eggs.
They have been known to 'attack' divers who get too close to them. They have very sharp teeth and can cause serious damage.

I have personally been 'bitten' by one of them and their sharp teeth managed to cut through my finger nails!

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Ouch, their teeth have this horse or parrot look to them, can only imagine the damage. Posted 8 years ago
1. Albert Kang
  
  Lion
  
  Yes, very sharp and strong teeth! Posted 8 years ago

The Titan triggerfish

The titan triggerfish, giant triggerfish or moustache triggerfish is a large species of triggerfish found in lagoons and at reefs to depths of 50 m in most of the Indo-Pacific, though it is absent from Hawaii. With a length of up to 75 centimetres, it is the largest species of triggerfish in its range.

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Similar species: Box, Puffer And Trigger Fishes

Species identified by Albert Kang