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Summary for Balistes capriscus Larvae
Grey triggerfish

Balistes  capriscus  Gmelin, 1789
Family:	Balistidae (Triggerfishes)			( not available )
Order:	Tetraodontiformes
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
English name:	Grey triggerfish
Distribution:	Eastern Atlantic: Mediterranean to Moçamedes, Angola. Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia (Canada), Bermuda, and northern Gulf of Mexico to Argentina (Ref. 7251).
Adult biology:	Inhabits bays, harbors, lagoons, and seaward reefs (Ref. 9710). May drift with young at surface among Sargassum (Ref. 9710). Usually solitary or in small groups (Ref. 9710). Feeds on benthic invertebrates like mollusks and crustaceans (Ref. 4727). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Consumed mostly fresh, smoked, and dried salted. The flesh is of excellent quality. Because it is resistant to capture, it proliferates and competes for food with other species (Ref. 5377).
Diagnosis:	At 4 mm: 5 dorsal spines, the 3rd very long and pigmented. Caudal spines not symmetrical. 14 pectoral rays. Body oval and relatively high; mouth small not reaching the eye. See also LARVAE table.
Climate Zone:	subtropical; 58°N - 37°S
Main Ref:	Bertolini, F., U. D'Ancona, E. Padoa Montalenti, S. Ranzi, L. Sanzo, A. Sparta, E. Tortonese and M. Vialli. 1956. (Ref. 65)
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	Checked: Giovanardi, Otello	Modified: Luna, Susan M.	Entered: Papasissi, Christine

	Ref.:				Glossary
		(e.g. 9948)				(e.g. urostyle)

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