Balistes polylepis

Balistes polylepis, or finescale triggerfish, is a species of fish found in the Pacific Coast of the Americas from San Francisco southwards to Callao, Peru and the Galapagos.[2]

Balistes polylepis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Balistidae
Genus: Balistes
Species:
B. polylepis
Binomial name
Balistes polylepis
Steindachner, 1876
Synonyms
  • Pseudobalistes polylepis (Steindachner, 1876)
  • Verrunculus polylepis (Steindachner, 1876)

References

  1. Nielsen, J.G.; Munroe, T.; Tyler, J. (2010). "Balistes polylepis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183532A8129809. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183532A8129809.en. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  2. "Balistes polylepis in FishBase".


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