Triggerfish

Titan Triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens) Female caring for eggs in shallow nest excavated from coral reef rubble.
Titan Triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens) Female caring for eggs in shallow nest excavated from coral reef rubble. Balistidae (Triggerfishes) Tetraodontiformes (puffers and filefishes) single one alone lonely isolated individual mother motherhood mother-hood mothering maternal care caring parent parental parenting reproduction egg eggmass egg-mass mass protect protective protecting care caring secure security securing cherish |Titan Triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens)

Picasso Triggerfish (Rhinecanthus rectangulus) State fish of Hawaii.
Picasso Triggerfish (Rhinecanthus rectangulus) State fish of Hawaii. strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky pattern patterned line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern Trigger/Sunfish |Picasso Triggerfish (Rhinecanthus rectangulus)

Titan Triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens) Female caring for eggs in shallow nest excavated from coral reef rubble.
Titan Triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens) Female caring for eggs in shallow nest excavated from coral reef rubble. Balistidae (Triggerfishes) Tetraodontiformes (puffers and filefishes) single one alone lonely isolated individual mother motherhood mother-hood mothering maternal care caring parent parental parenting reproduction egg eggmass egg-mass mass protect protective protecting care caring secure security securing cherish |Titan Triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens)

Black Triggerfish (Melichthys niger)
Black Triggerfish (Melichthys niger) line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint eye pupil vertical Trigger/Sunfish |Black Triggerfish (Melichthys niger)

Titan Triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens) foraging over sea bed.
Titan Triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens) foraging over sea bed. Balistidae (Triggerfishes) Tetraodontiformes (puffers and filefishes) single one alone lonely isolated individual search searching searched seek seeking forage foraging sense senses smell smelling scent detect detecting find finding diagonal search searching searcher searched seek seeking seeker look looking peer peering quest hunt hunting hunter forage foraging |Titan Triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens)

Black Triggerfish (Melichthys niger)
Black Triggerfish (Melichthys niger) Balistidae (Triggerfishes) Tetraodontiformes (puffers and filefishes) single one alone lonely isolated individual profile fin fins spike spikes spiked spine spines sharp point pointed |Black Triggerfish (Melichthys niger)

Titan Triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens) attacking diver, a common event during their egg laying season.
Titan Triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens) attacking diver, a common event during their egg laying season. Balistidae (Triggerfishes) Tetraodontiformes (puffers and filefishes) attack attacking attacker attacked aggressive aggression aggressor fight fighter fighting bit biting biter bitten single one alone lonely isolated individual dive diver diving scuba scubadiver scuba-diver adventure tourist ecotourism eco tourism tourism adventurous discover discovery discovering |Titan Triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens)

Queen Triggerfish (Balistes vetula) portrait.
Queen Triggerfish (Balistes vetula) portrait. Balistidae (Triggerfishes) Tetraodontiformes (puffers and filefishes) single one alone lonely isolated individual line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern band bands banded colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint blue cyan yellow green olive eye strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky vertical |Queen Triggerfish (Balistes vetula)

Redtooth Triggerfish (Odonus niger)
Redtooth Triggerfish (Odonus niger) Balistidae (Triggerfishes) Tetraodontiformes (puffers and filefishes) colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint blue cyan strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky snout snouts nose noses nosey |Redtooth Triggerfish (Odonus niger)

Halfmoon Triggerfish (Sufflamen chrysopterum)
Halfmoon Triggerfish (Sufflamen chrysopterum) Balistidae (Triggerfishes) Tetraodontiformes (puffers and filefishes) Half-moon single one alone lonely isolated individual diagonal profile |Halfmoon Triggerfish (Sufflamen chrysopterum)

Blackbar Triggerfish (Rhinecanthus aculeatus)
Blackbar Triggerfish (Rhinecanthus aculeatus) strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern Trigger/Sunfish |Blackbar Triggerfish (Rhinecanthus aculeatus)

Spotted Oceanic Triggerfish (Canthidermis maculatus)
Spotted Oceanic Triggerfish (Canthidermis maculatus) Balistidae (Triggerfishes) Tetraodontiformes (puffers and filefishes) mass many group together same identical similar spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks pelagic openwater open-water open water ocean follow following imitate imitating toxic toxicity poison poisonous danger dangerous kill killer death poisoning killing |Spotted Oceanic Triggerfish (Canthidermis maculatus)

Spotted Oceanic Triggerfish (Canthidermis maculatus)
Spotted Oceanic Triggerfish (Canthidermis maculatus) Balistidae (Triggerfishes) Tetraodontiformes (puffers and filefishes) mass many group together same identical similar spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks pelagic openwater open-water open water ocean follow following imitate imitating toxic toxicity poison poisonous danger dangerous kill killer death poisoning killing |Spotted Oceanic Triggerfish (Canthidermis maculatus)

Yellow-spotted Triggerfish (Pseudobalistes fuscus) Juvenile colour pattern.
Yellow-spotted Triggerfish (Pseudobalistes fuscus) Juvenile colour pattern. Balistidae (Triggerfishes) Tetraodontiformes (puffers and filefishes) color single one alone lonely isolated individual line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern band bands banded colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint blue cyan toxic toxicity poison poisonous danger dangerous kill killer death poisoning killing depart departing farewell farwell goodbye leave good bye leaving |Yellow-spotted Triggerfish (Pseudobalistes fuscus)

Yellow-spotted Triggerfish (Pseudobalistes fuscus) blowing sand away with jets of water to find worms and crabs.
Yellow-spotted Triggerfish (Pseudobalistes fuscus) blowing sand away with jets of water to find worms and crabs. Balistidae (Triggerfishes) Tetraodontiformes (puffers and filefishes) single one alone lonely isolated individual search searching searched seek seeking forage foraging sense senses smell smelling scent detect detecting find finding eat eating eater feed feeding feeder consume consuming devour devouring blue cyan sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor |Yellow-spotted Triggerfish (Pseudobalistes fuscus)