Animalia > Chordata > Tetraodontiformes > Balistidae > Sufflamen > Sufflamen chrysopterum

Sufflamen chrysopterum (Halfmoon triggerfish; Yellowstreak triggerfish; Half-moon triggerfish; Goldenlined triggerfish; Goldenfinned triggerfish; Flagtail triggerfish; Black triggerfish; Triggerfish)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The Halfmoon triggerfish, Sufflamen chrysopterum, is a triggerfish of the tropical Indo-West Pacific area. The halfmoon triggerfish lives around seaward reefs and shallow lagoons. It is solitary and is often found around coral looking for small invertebrates, like crustaceans and worms, on which it feeds. The Halfmoon picassofish species is often also named Halfmoon triggerfish.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Christmas Island National Park II 21698 Christmas Island, Australia
Pulu Keeling National Park II 6469 Cocos (Keeling) Islands    

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Homalometron vinodae[1]
Hypocreadium patellare[1]
Lepotrema clavatum[1]
Lobatocreadium manteri[1]

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♦ 1Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0