Triggerfish (Balistidae)
31 reef tank triggerfish with full care guides. Care level, reef safety, tank size, diet, and per-species notes for every entry.
All triggerfish (31)
Arabian Picasso Triggerfish
Rhinecanthus assasi
Not Reef Safe
Black Triggerfish
Melichthys niger
Not Reef Safe
Blackbelly Triggerfish
Rhinecanthus verrucosus
Not Reef Safe
Blue-Lined Triggerfish
Pseudobalistes fuscus
Not Reef Safe
Blue-Lined Triggerfish
Xanthichthys caeruleolineatus
Not Reef Safe
Bluethroat Triggerfish
Sufflamen albicaudatum
Not Reef Safe
Boomerang Triggerfish
Sufflamen bursa
Not Reef Safe
Bridled Triggerfish
Sufflamen fraenatum
Not Reef Safe
Clown Triggerfish
Balistoides conspicillum
Not Reef Safe
Crosshatch Triggerfish
Xanthichthys mento
Not Reef Safe
Finescale Triggerfish
Balistes polylepis
Not Reef Safe
Gilded Triggerfish
Xanthichthys auromarginatus
Not Reef Safe
Golden Heart Triggerfish
Balistes punctatus
Not Reef Safe
Gray Triggerfish
Rhinecanthus cinereus
Not Reef Safe
Halfmoon Triggerfish
Rhinecanthus lunula
Not Reef Safe
Halfmoon Triggerfish
Sufflamen chrysopterum
Not Reef Safe
Indian Triggerfish
Melichthys indicus
Not Reef Safe
Ocean Triggerfish
Canthidermis sufflamen
Not Reef Safe
Orange-Lined Triggerfish
Balistapus undulatus
Not Reef Safe
Picasso Triggerfish
Rhinecanthus aculeatus
Not Reef Safe
Pinktail Triggerfish
Melichthys vidua
Not Reef Safe
Queen Triggerfish
Balistes vetula
Not Reef Safe
Red-Toothed Triggerfish
Odonus niger
Not Reef Safe
Sargassum Triggerfish
Xanthichthys ringens
Not Reef Safe
Spotted Oceanic Triggerfish
Canthidermis maculata
Not Reef Safe
Spotted Triggerfish
Xanthichthys lineopunctatus
Not Reef Safe
Starry Triggerfish
Abalistes stellatus
Not Reef Safe
Titan Triggerfish
Balistoides viridescens
Not Reef Safe
Wedge-Tail Triggerfish
Rhinecanthus rectangulus
Not Reef Safe
White Tip Triggerfish
Sufflamen chrysopterus
Not Reef Safe
Yellowmargin Triggerfish
Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus
Not Reef Safe
Track triggerfish in your reef tank
Reef Trak gives livestock the same depth as parameters. Log every fish, coral, and invert in your reef alongside parameters, dosing, equipment, and maintenance. The triggerfish catalog is built into Reef Trak.