Common name of Canthidermis sufflamen
 
Common name Ocean triggerfish
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Jamaica
Locality Discovery Bay
Ref. Pollnac, R.B., 1998
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core inanimate object
1st modifier habitat/ecology
2nd modifier
Remarks In Triggerfishes, the second spine of the first dorsal acts as a trigger, locking the first spine of the first dorsal fin and if depressed, unlocks the first spine (from Ref. 5288).
 
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