Animalia > Chordata > Tetraodontiformes > Balistidae > Sufflamen > Sufflamen bursa

Sufflamen bursa (Whiteline triggerfish; Sycthe triggerfish; Scythe triggerfish; Scimitar triggerfish; Pallid triggerfish; Lei triggerfish; Lei trigger; Boomerang triggerfish)

Synonyms: Balistes bursa; Balistes communis; Hemibalistes bursa
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Wikipedia Abstract

Sufflamen bursa, also known as the Bursa, Scythe or Boomerang Triggerfish, is a Triggerfish from the Indo-Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 25 cm in length. "Scythe" markings on the tail of the triggerfish contain pigments which may change hue from light yellow to dark brown depending on mood of the fish.
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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 
Lobatocreadium exiguum[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