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Finescale Trigger, Balistes
polylepis Steindachner 1876, comes into the trade out of the
tropical eastern Pacific, but it is ugly and grows to two
feet. Costa Rica (Pacific side) 2011 |
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The Blunthead or Stone Triggerfish
Pseudobalistes naufragium (Jordan & Starks 1895).
Tropical eastern Pacific Ocean, Mexico's Baja to Chile. To,
yes, a meter in length. One of about 1.5 foot length in
Costa Rica (Pacific side) 2011 |
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Arothron meleagris (Lacepede 1798), the
Guinea Fowl Puffer. This is a "standard" offering in the
pet fish trade, in black and white, golden and mottled color
morphs. Found throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific. A
"normal" colored individual in Costa
Rica (Pacific side) 2011 |
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Canthigaster
punctatissima (Gunther 1870), the Spotted Sharpnose Puffer.
Eastern Pacific. The Pacific C. punctatissimus and Hawaiian
C. jactator are almost copies of each other, white spotted
against a brown background. The more eastern species is darker. To
about three inches in length. Shown here in the Galapagos in
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