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Clown Triggerfish, photographed on a transparent background
Photo: Jerome Huet (IFREMER, Délégation océan Indien (DOI), Département Ressources Biologiques et Environnement (RBE), F-97420 Le Port, France) · CC BY 4.0

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Clown Triggerfish

Balistoides conspicillum

The Clown Triggerfish (Balistoides conspicillum) is a tropical marine fish of the family Balistidae. It lives on and around reefs, between 1 and 75 m deep. It grows to 50 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.

Size
50 cmtotal length
Depth
1–75 m
Climate zone
Tropical

In the wild

Water type
Marine
Climate zone
Tropical
Habitat
Coral and rocky reefs
Aquarium trade
Traded commercially

Depth

Conservation status

Classification

  1. FamilyBalistidae
  2. GenusBalistoides
  3. SpeciesBalistoides conspicillum

Quick answers

Clown Triggerfish size: how big does it get?
It grows to 50 cm (total length).
Clown Triggerfish: is it endangered?
The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.

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Sources

The figures on this page are compiled from the references below.