Giant triggerfish
Distribution: from the Red Sea and South Africa to Southern Japan, the Tuamotu Islands and the Great Barrier Reef.
Sometimes confused with Balistoides viridescens.
at Filitheyo (Maldives) © philippe-seve
at Shams Alam Beach Resort (Egypt) © bruno56
at Moorea Sharks Sandbank (Tahiti and the Society Islands)
at Temae Beach (Tahiti and the Society Islands)
at Petani Beach (Malaysia) © anne
at Embudu (Maldives) © maminise
at Teluk Pauh (Malaysia) © anne
at Biyadhoo (Maldives) © chris-burton
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