triggerfish – Critter Science https://critter.science Animal Facts and Education Mon, 13 Nov 2023 12:27:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cropped-critter-science_logo_icon-32x32.jpg triggerfish – Critter Science https://critter.science 32 32 The Queen Triggerfish https://critter.science/the-queen-triggerfish/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-queen-triggerfish https://critter.science/the-queen-triggerfish/#respond Mon, 23 May 2022 07:00:03 +0000 https://critter.science/?p=14317 queen triggerfish

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The queen triggerfish, aka old wife, ol’wife, turbot, baliste royal, bourse (bousse) – French, cachuda – Spanish, or cochino – in Cuban (to name a few), hails from the Atlantic Ocean. These large triggerfish are sometimes kept in marine aquariums and are even caught as game fish. Queen triggerfish are […]

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With 40 known species of triggerfish, there are plenty of colors to be seen. These sometimes aggressive fish prefer tropical and subtropical ocean reefs. The Indo-Pacific waters boast the largest collection of triggers. 1 of the most popular of all triggers is the humuhumunukunukuapua’a. That’s quite the name. It is […]

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