| Balistes | |
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| Balistes capriscus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Balistidae |
| Genus: | Balistes Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Type species | |
| Balistes vetula | |
Balistes is a genus of triggerfish.
There are currently five recognized species in this genus: [3]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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 | Balistes capriscus J. F. Gmelin, 1789 | grey triggerfish | western Atlantic from Nova Scotia to Argentina and also the eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean Sea and off Angola on the west coast of Africa. |
| Balistes ellioti Day, 1889 | Elliot's filefish | Indian Ocean, India | |
 | Balistes polylepis Steindachner, 1876 | finescale triggerfish | Pacific Coast of the Americas from San Francisco southwards to Callao, Peru and the Galapagos. |
 | Balistes punctatus J. F. Gmelin, 1789 | bluespotted triggerfish | Eastern Atlantic. |
 | Balistes vetula Linnaeus, 1758 | queen triggerfish | Western Atlantic, it ranges from Canada to southern Brazil, and in the eastern Atlantic it is found at Ascension, Cape Verde, Azores and south to Angola |
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