Pseudobalistes fuscus
Blue Triggerfish
As recorded: Pseudobalistes fuscus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Balistidae
- Collected by
- Visitor to park area, via J.E. Randall
- Date
- April 12, 1979
- Locality
- KwaZulu-Natal; Sodwana Bay
- Island
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Pseudobalistes fuscus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 770 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Baie des Citrons, Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie, NC
(c) cathyly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
Red Sea, EG
(c) owen2408, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Baie des citrons, sud, Nouméa
(c) Carole BERNARD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Baie des Citrons, Province Sud, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) cathylebouteiller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Marsa Alam, Red Sea Governorate, Egitto
(c) ilbuonsimone, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
Safaja, EG-BA, EG
(c) andrey_smetanin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Pseudobalistes fuscus. BPBM 27325. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38244529. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/27325.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38244529 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026