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Yellow-spotted triggerfish
Pseudobalistes fuscus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Yellow-spotted triggerfish
- Scientific
- Pseudobalistes fuscus
- Dhivehi
- Noo rondu
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 55 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 30 to 50 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2022
Description
A large triggerfish, dark brown with a yellow spot on each scale and yellow-edged fins; juveniles are covered in a network of brilliant blue lines. It favours sand near reef patches and edges, often below 30 m, and feeds on sea urchins, crustaceans and molluscs, sometimes overturning rocks to reach them.
In the Maldives
FishBase (Maldives) gives noo rondu.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Pseudobalistes-fuscus.html
- fishbase.se /comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=4466&GenusName=Pseudobalistes&Species
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Pez_ballesta_veteado_(Pseudobalistes_fuscus),_Nosy_Antanimo
Dhivehi name source: FishBase common names (country: Maldives) give 'Noo rondu' (Latin script). FLAG: single source.