Common names:
Ampapagot, Orange striped triggerfish, Orange-lined triggerfish
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
marine
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Importance:
minor commercial
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Uses:
live export: yes;
Comments:
Known from Sibuyan, Romblon (Ref. 58652), Lanuza Bay (Ref. 104756), Tañon Strait (Ref. 107276), Dauin-Apo I. (Ref. 127519), San Juan, Batangas (Ref. 107854), Verde Island (Ref. 107855), Malalag Bay, Davao Gulf, Bongo Island, Paril-Sangay Protected Seascape, Moro Gulf (Ref. 106380) and Bantayan Is. in northern Cebu (Ref. 114734). Edible but flesh may be poisonous (Ref. 12745). Also Ref. 4420, 48613, 107852, 107853, 121724.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Rau, N. and A. Rau, 1980
National Database:
> Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) > Balistidae (Triggerfishes)
Etymology: Balistapus:Derived from Latin = ballistare, to throw (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
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