
Balistoides viridescens
Titan Triggerfish
As recorded: Balistoides viridescens (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Balistidae
- Collected by
- H.G. Hornbostel
- Date
- 1923
- Locality
- Guam
- Island
- Guam
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Balistoides viridescens observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,436 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
Marsa Alam, Red Sea Governorate, Egitto
(c) ilbuonsimone, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
no rights reserved

2026-10-24
Marsa Alam, Red Sea Governorate, Egitto
(c) ilbuonsimone, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Mu Ko Similan, TH-PG-TM, TH-PG, TH
(c) Stijn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22
Egypt
(c) camelshark, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21
Bourail, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Corinne THOMAS / Etienne VILLARET, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Balistoides viridescens. BPBM 5015. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35419232. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/5015.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35419232 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Collection date fields disagree
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