Balistoides viridescens Titan Triggerfish

Balistoides viridescens is commonly referred to as Titan Triggerfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. A aquarium size of at least 10000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: toxic.

Profile

lexID:

1219 

AphiaID:

219875 

Scientific:

Balistoides viridescens 

German:

Titan Drückerfisch, Riesen-Drückerfisch 

English:

Titan Triggerfish 

Category:

Pesci balestra 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Balistidae (Family) > Balistoides (Genus) > viridescens (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Bloch & Schneider, ), 1801 

Occurrence:

Sudan, (the) Maldives, American Samoa, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Austral Islands, Australia, Bali, Cambodia, Caroline Island, Celebes Sea, China, Christmas Islands, Cook Islands, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Egypt, Fiji, French Polynesia, Gambier Islands, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Lembeh Strait, Lesser Sunda Islands, Line Islands, Malaysia, Marquesas Islands, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Moorea, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Caledonia, New South Wales (Australia), Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Ogasawara Islands, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Red Sea, Réunion , Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Socotra Arch, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Tahiti, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, The Bangai Archipelago, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Seychelles, the Society Islands, Timor, Togean Islands, Tonga, Tuamoto Islands, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Western Indian Ocean, Yemen, Zanzibar 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

0 - 60 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Lagoons, Reef-associated, Rubble floors, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 29.53" (75 cm) 

Temperature:

77 °F - 84.2 °F (25°C - 29°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Clam meat, Clams, Coral polyps = corallivorous, Crabs, Crustaceans, Edible crab, Predatory, Rock lobster, Schrimps, Sea urchins, Worms 

Tank:

2199.78 gal (~ 10000L)  

Difficulty:

suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

toxic 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Balistoides conspicillum
  Leopardendrücker
• 
  Balistoides viridescens
  Titan Drückerfisch, Riesen-Drückerfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2005-01-03 22:09:52 

Last edit:

2025-01-16 13:25:59 

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