Sufflamen chrysopterus, half-moon triggerfish, black triggerfish

Sufflamen chrysopterus Bloch & Schneider 1801

half-moon triggerfish,  black triggerfish

Pictured left, is a juvenile half-moon triggerfish, Sufflamen chrysopterus. The juvenile colouring is distinctive with a dark upper body and white lower half. In adults (below) the entire body is dark. the white edge around the tail and the yellow line below the eye are characteristic.

Distribution widespread tropical Indo-Pacific
Max size 30cm
Family Balistidae - triggerfishes