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Triggerfish
Intelligent, personality-rich fish with powerful jaws. Range from reef-safe to highly aggressive.
18 species
Not Reef Safe
Assasi Triggerfish
Rhinecanthus assasi
BeginnerAggressive
Up to 12"125+ gal
Reef Safe
Black Durgeon
Melichthys niger
BeginnerAggressive
Up to 14"180+ gal
Reef Safe with Caution
Blue Throat Triggerfish
Xanthichthys auromarginatus
IntermediateSemi-Aggressive
Up to 9"75+ gal
Not Reef Safe
Bluelined Triggerfish
Pseudobalistes fuscus
IntermediateAggressive
Up to 22"300+ gal
Not Reef Safe
Bursa Triggerfish
Rhinecanthus verrucosus
BeginnerAggressive
Up to 9"125+ gal
Not Reef Safe
Clown Triggerfish
Balistoides conspicillum
IntermediateAggressive
Up to 20"300+ gal
Reef Safe with Caution
Crosshatch Triggerfish
Xanthichthys mento
IntermediateSemi-Aggressive
Up to 11"125+ gal
Reef Safe
Gilded Triggerfish
Xanthichthys chrysopterus
ExpertSemi-Aggressive
Up to 12"180+ gal
Not Reef Safe
Halfmoon Triggerfish
Sufflamen chrysopterum
IntermediateAggressive
Up to 12"180+ gal
Not Reef Safe
Niger Triggerfish
Odonus niger
IntermediateSemi-Aggressive
Up to 12"75+ gal
Not Reef Safe
Picasso Triggerfish
Rhinecanthus aculeatus
IntermediateAggressive
Up to 10"125+ gal
Reef Safe with Caution
Pinktail Triggerfish
Melichthys vidua
IntermediateSemi-Aggressive
Up to 16"125+ gal
Not Reef Safe
Queen Triggerfish
Balistes vetula
IntermediateAggressive
Up to 24"300+ gal
Reef Safe with Caution
Sargassum Triggerfish
Xanthichthys ringens
BeginnerSemi-Aggressive
Up to 10"125+ gal
Not Reef Safe
Spotted Triggerfish
Canthidermis maculata
IntermediateAggressive
Up to 20"300+ gal
Not Reef Safe
Titan Trigger
Balistoides viridescens
ExpertAggressive
Up to 30"500+ gal
Not Reef Safe
Undulated Triggerfish
Balistapus undulatus
BeginnerAggressive
Up to 12"180+ gal
Not Reef Safe
Wedge Trigger
Rhinecanthus rectangulus
IntermediateAggressive
Up to 12"180+ gal