Sufflamen
| Sufflamen | |
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| Sufflamen chrysopterum | |
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| Sufflamen fraenatum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Balistidae |
| Genus: | Sufflamen D. S. Jordan, 1916 |
Sufflamen is a genus of triggerfishes native to reefs of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Species
There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Sufflamen albicaudatum Rüppell, 1829 (Bluethroat triggerfish)
- Sufflamen bursa Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801 (Boomerang triggerfish)
- Sufflamen chrysopterum Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801 (Halfmoon triggerfish)
- Sufflamen fraenatum Latreille, 1804 (Masked triggerfish)
- Sufflamen verres C. H. Gilbert & Starks, 1904 (Orangeside triggerfish)
References
- ↑ Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014. Ichthyological Research, 62 (1): 72-113.
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