Balistes polylepis, the finescale triggerfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Balistidae, the triggerfishes. This triggerfish is found in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Finescale Triggerfish being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Balistes capriscus
- Scobinichthys granulatus
- Pseudobalistes naufragium
- Aluterus monoceros
- Abalistes stellatus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Family
- Balistidae
- Genus
- Balistes
- Species
- Balistes polylepis
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