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Balistidae (Triggerfishes)
Etymology: Balistes: Latin, balista, -ae = crossbowman. In Greek, ballo = to throw (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Sir Walter Elliot (1803–1887) was a career civil servant in the Indian Civil Service, Honourable East India Company, Madras (1821–1860). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Day.
Issue
This species has no status in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. June. 2021). Please send references, or more studies are needed.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Tropical
Indian Ocean: India.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kapoor, D., R. Dayal and A.G. Ponniah, 2002. Fish biodiversity of India. National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources Lucknow, India.775 p. (Ref. 45255)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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