Scientific Name
Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus

Common Name
Yellowmargin triggerfish

Biology
Dorsal spines : 3; Dorsal soft rays : 24-27; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 22 - 25. Scales relatively large.

Classification

Classified By

R?ppell, 1829

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Puffers and Filefishes (Tetraodontiformes)

Family

Triggerfishes (Balistidae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-Pacific

Distribution

Indo-Pacific: Red Sea south to Natal, South Africa and east through Indonesia to the Tuamoto Islands, north to southern Japan.

Range

30°N - 30°S

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

2 m

Depth To - meters

50 m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 50 m

Trophic Level

3.43 s.e. 0.55 Based on diet studies.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

True

Is kept in Aquariums

True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

60.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.6250 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (29 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.49; Fec=430,000)

Threat To Humans

Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 1602)

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated