Yellow-spotted triggerfish
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| phylum | Chordata | Pseudobalistes fuscus (common names: blue triggerfish, rippled triggerfish, yellow-spotted triggerfish and blue-and-gold triggerfish) is a fish belonging to the family Balistidae. Adult blue triggerfish from the Egyptian Red Sea Pseudobalistes fuscus can reach a length of 55 centimetres (22 inches) in males. The body is mainly brown, but fins have yellow margins. Juveniles are yellowish brown with a network of brilliant bluish wavy lines. With growth these lines become interconnected.
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| class | Actinopterygii | |
| order | Tetraodontiformes | |
| family | Balistidae | |
| genus | Pseudobalistes | |
| species | P. fuscus |
