Ocean Triggerfish Canthidermis sufflamen

Photo: Larry Morin

Classification

Balistidae [family]

Canthidermis [genus] (2)

sufflamen [species]

Classification

Balistidae [family]

Canthidermis [genus] (2)

sufflamen [species]

Names

English name	Ocean Triggerfish
Papiamento name	Pishiporko flùitdó
Valid name	Canthidermis sufflamen (Mitchill, 1815)
Synonym	Balistes asperrimus Cope, 1871

Classification

Animalia [kingdom] Animals
- Chordata [phylum] Chordates
  - Actinopterygii [class] Ray-finned Fishes
    - Tetraodontiformes [order] Puffers and Filefishes
      - Balistidae [family] Triggerfishes
        
        Canthidermis Swainson, 1839 [genus]
        
        Canthidermis sufflamen (Mitchill, 1815) [species] Ocean Triggerfish