Flagtail Triggerfish
Sufflamen chrysopterum
The Flagtail Triggerfish (Sufflamen chrysopterum) is a tropical marine fish of the family Balistidae. It lives on and around reefs, between 0 and 80 m deep. It grows to 30 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
- Size
- 30 cmtotal length
- Depth
- 0–80 m
- Climate zone
- Tropical
In the wild
- Water type
- Marine
- Climate zone
- Tropical
- Habitat
- Coral and rocky reefs
- Aquarium trade
- Traded commercially
Depth
surface
0 m80 m
Conservation status
Classification
- FamilyBalistidae
- GenusSufflamen
- SpeciesSufflamen chrysopterum
Quick answers
- Flagtail Triggerfish size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 30 cm (total length).
- Flagtail Triggerfish: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
Related species
Lei TriggerfishSufflamen bursa
Bridled TriggerfishSufflamen fraenatum
Picasso triggerfishRhinecanthus aculeatus
Niger triggerfishOdonus niger
Orangestripe TriggerfishBalistapus undulatus
Wedgetail TriggerfishRhinecanthus rectangulus
Black-finned TriggerfishMelichthys indicus
Blackpatch TriggerfishRhinecanthus verrucosus
Pinktail TriggerfishMelichthys vidua
Clown TriggerfishBalistoides conspicillum
Spotted Oceanic TriggerfishCanthidermis maculata
Black TriggerfishMelichthys niger
Sources
The figures on this page are compiled from the references below.