Clown triggerfish: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the clown triggerfish lives – recorded in 23 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Balistoides conspicillum
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	23 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Oceania
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Tetraodontiformes
Family	Balistidae

Where does the clown triggerfish live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the clown triggerfish in 23 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Oceania.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the clown triggerfish endangered?

The clown triggerfish’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the clown triggerfish?

The clown triggerfish (Balistoides conspicillum) is a ray-finned fish in the order Tetraodontiformes and the family Balistidae, genus Balistoides. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the clown triggerfish

The clown triggerfish (Balistoides conspicillum), also known as the bigspotted triggerfish, is a demersal marine fish.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Clown triggerfish (revision 1378722223), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q973548 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).