Bluespotted triggerfish

Balistes punctatus

The bluespotted triggerfish, "Balistes punctatus" is a species of triggerfish from the Eastern Atlantic. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 60 centimetres.
Bluespotted triggerfish - Balistes punctatus Diving in Sal, Cabo Verde.  Balistes punctatus,Bluespotted triggerfish,Cape Verde,Fall,Geotagged

Food

The bluespotted triggerfish known to be a carnivore. It is recorded to eat a variety of food that include:
⤷ crustaceans
⤷ bivalves
⤷ echinoderms
⤷ fishes
⤷ sponges
⤷ tunicates
⤷ mollusks hydrozoans
⤷ benthic organisms
⤷ algae

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderTetraodontiformes
FamilyBalistidae
GenusBalistes
SpeciesB. punctatus
Photographed in
Cabo Verde