What is Balistes?
[[File:GreyTriggerfish.JPG|thumb|[[Grey triggerfish]] (''Balistes capriscus'')]] '''''Balistes''''' is a genus of [[triggerfish]]. == Species == Four species are recognized in this genus: * ''[[Grey triggerfish|Balistes capriscus]]'' [[Johann Friedrich Gmelin|<small>J. F.</small> <small>Gmelin</small>]]<small>, 1789</small> (Gray triggerfish) * ''[[Balistes polylepis]]'' <small>[[Franz Steindachner|Steindachner]], 1876</small> (Finescale triggerfish) * ''[[Balistes punctatus]]'' <small>J. F. Gmelin, 1789</small> (Bluespotted triggerfish) * ''[[Balistes vetula]]'' <small>[[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1758</small> (queen triggerfish) === Fossil species === * †''[[Balistes dubius]]'' <small>Blainville, 1818</small> (Middle [[Miocene]]) * †''[[Balistes vegai]]'' <small>Lopez, Carr & Lorenzo, 2019</small> ([[Miocene]]) == Species information == === Grey triggerfish === The [[grey triggerfish]] is a species of [[triggerfish]]. It is a small fish, usually less than 2.3 kg (5.1 lb). The premaxilla and maxilla form a robust unit and this in turn is attached by a [[ligament]] to the vomer and ethmoid. The upper jaw, however, is not protrusible. === Finescale triggerfish === The [[Balistes polylepis|finescale triggerfish]] is a kind of [[triggerfish]] that is found in the [[Pacific coast]] of the [[Americas]] from northern [[California]] southwards to central [[Chile]], including the [[Galápagos Islands]]. [[File:Balistes dubius.png|thumb|''[[Balistes dubius]]'']] === Bluespotted triggerfish === The [[Balistes punctatus|bluespotted triggerfish]] is a species of [[triggerfish]] from the Eastern [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]]. === Queen triggerfish === The [[Balistes vetula|queen triggerfish]] is a [[triggerfish]] found in the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. It is [[blue]], [[purple]], [[Turquoise (color)|turquoise]] and [[green]] with a yellowish throat, and light blue lines on the fins and head. == Related pages == * [[Titan triggerfish]] * [[Balistomorphus]] * [[Heterolepidotus]] * [[Onchopristis]] * [[Amphiperca]] == Referenc