Titan triggerfish, Balistoides viridescens, looking for prey in a coral reef of Southern Egypt, Marsa Alam.
Common names include titan triggerfish, giant triggerfish or moustache triggerfish. Triggerfish ffed in different invertebrates, including snails, crustaceans, sea urchins, corals etc. They prey by using a yet of water to uncover their prey buried in the sand. That is where the name "trigger" derives from.
Size: 4047px × 2698px
Location: Marsa Imbarak, Southern Red Sea, Marsa Alam, Egypt
Photo credit: © Rasmus Loeth Petersen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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