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Why are they called triggerfishes?
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/why-are-they-called-triggerfishes/Triggerfishes (Balistidae) and leatherjackets (Monacanthidae) have a first dorsal fin spine that can be locked into an erect position.
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Halfmoon Triggerfish, Rhinecanthus lunula Randall & Steene, 1983
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/halfmoon-triggerfish-rhinecanthus-lunula/Halfmoon Triggerfish, Rhinecanthus lunula Randall & Steene, 1983
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Wedgetail Triggerfish, Rhinecanthus rectangulus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/wedgetail-triggerfish-rhinecanthus-rectangulus/Wedgetail Triggerfish, Rhinecanthus rectangulus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
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Yellowspotted Triggerfish, Pseudobalistes fuscus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/yellowspotted-triggerfish-pseudobalistes-fuscus/Yellowspotted Triggerfish, Pseudobalistes fuscus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
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Orangestripe Triggerfish, Balistapus undulatus (Park, 1797)
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/orangestripe-triggerfish-balistapus-undulatus/Orangestripe Triggerfish, Balistapus undulatus (Park, 1797)
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Titan Triggerfish, Balistoides viridescens (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/titan-triggerfish-balistoides-viridescens-bloch-schneider-1801/Titan Triggerfish, Balistoides viridescens (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
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Hawaiian Triggerfish, Rhinecanthus aculeatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/hawaiian-triggerfish-rhinecanthus-aculeatus/Hawaiian Triggerfish, Rhinecanthus aculeatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Eye-stripe Triggerfish, Sufflamen chrysopterum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/eye-stripe-triggerfish-sufflamen-chrysopterum/Eye-stripe Triggerfish, Sufflamen chrysopterum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
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Pallid Triggerfish, Sufflamen bursa (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/pallid-triggerfish-sufflamen-bursa/Pallid Triggerfish, Sufflamen bursa (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
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Redtooth Triggerfish, Odonus niger (Rüppell, 1837)
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/redtooth-triggerfish-odonus-niger/Redtooth Triggerfish, Odonus niger (Rüppell, 1837)
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