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Bridled Triggerfish
Sufflamen fraenatum (Latreille, 1804)
A male Bridled Triggerfish at a depth of 2 m, 'Shark Bay' (aquarium), Sea World, Queensland, May 2005. View larger image. Photo © D. Harasti.
A Bridled Triggerfish at a depth of 18 m, North Solitary Island, New South Wales, February 2002. View larger image. Photo © I. Shaw.
The Bridled Triggerfish is brown with a yellow bar on the lower lip. Males have a yellow diagonal stripe from the mouth to the pectoral fin base.
This species grows to 38 cm in length.
It occurs in tropical marine (and some temperate) waters of the Indo-Pacific.
In Australia it is found from central to north-western Western Australia and from the northern Great Barrier Reef to the central coast of New South Wales.
View a map of the collecting localities of specimens in the Australian Museum Fish Collection.
Related links
- Black Triggerfish fact sheet
- Boomerang Triggerfish fact sheet
- View the Triggerfishes list
Further reading
- Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Western Australian Museum. Pp. 292.
- Allen, G.R. & R. Swainston. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A Field Guide for Anglers and Divers. Western Australian Museum. Pp. 201.
- Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. New Holland. Pp. 433.
- Kuiter, R.H. 2000. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Gary Allen. Pp. 437.
- Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & R.C. Steene. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Crawford House Press. Pp. 557.
