Sufflamen fraenatum (Latreille, 1804)

Masked triggerfish

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Tetraodontiformes \| Balistidae
Synonyms	Balistes fraenatus, Sufflamen fraenatus, Balistes capistratus, ... more
Common names	Bridle triggerfish, Bridled trigger, Bridled triggerfish, ... more

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Main reference

Myers, R.F. 1991. (Ref. 1602)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 38.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710); common length : 26.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5450)

Environment

Reef-associated; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); marine; depth range 8 - 186 m (Ref. 9710), usually 18 - ? m (Ref. 9710)

Climate / Range

Tropical; 30°N - 32°S

Indo-Pacific: East Africa south to Natal, South Africa (Ref. 4420) and east to the Hawaiian, Marquesas and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27 - 31; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 24 - 28. Juveniles sand-colored with numerous thin black pinstripes (Ref. 1602); adult males with an oblique yellow band from the corner of mouth backward and another under the chin (Ref. 4420).

Inhabit coastal rocky reefs, often silty habitats and in lagoons on open sand (Ref. 48637). Found over sand and rubble patches of seaward reefs (Ref. 205). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Feed on echinoids, fishes, mollusks, tunicates, crustaceans, algae, polychaete worms, foraminiferans and detritus. Oviparous (Ref. 205).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low to moderate vulnerability (34 of 100)	Medium

Entered by Luna, Susan M.

Modified by Ortañez, Auda Kareen

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