Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus Yellowmargin triggerfish

Pseudobalistes flavimarginatusis commonly referred to as Yellowmargin triggerfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 10000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

1971 

AphiaID:

219884 

Scientific:

Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus 

German:

Gelbsaum-Drückerfisch 

English:

Yellowmargin Triggerfish 

Category:

Triggerfishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Balistidae (Family) > Pseudobalistes (Genus) > flavimarginatus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Rüppell, ), 1829 

Occurrence:

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Austral Islands, Australia, Bali, Cook Islands, Corea, Egypt, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Mozambique, New Caledonia, New South Wales (Australia), Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Ogasawara Islands, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Raja Amat, Red Sea, Réunion , Samoa, Somalia, South-Africa, Sumatra, Taiwan, The Bangai Archipelago, the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, the Seychelles, the Society Islands, Timor, Timor Sea, Togean Islands, Tonga, Tuamoto Islands, Vietnam, Western Indian Ocean 

Sea depth:

2 - 50 Meter 

Size:

up to 23.62" (60 cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Coral polyps = corallivorous, Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, Zooplankton 

Tank:

2199.78 gal (~ 10000L)  

Difficulty:

Only for advanced aquarists 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus
  Gelbsaum-Drückerfisch
• 
  Pseudobalistes fuscus
  Blaustreifen Drückerfisch
• 
  Pseudobalistes naufragium
  Drückerfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2006-07-23 12:08:10 

Last edit:

2021-02-26 22:46:21 

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