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Balistes vetula Linnaeus, 1758

Queen triggerfish
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Dominican Republic country information

Common names: Peje puerco, Pejepuerco, Puerco
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: Coupal, L., E. Bédard, C. Peguero and I.S. Durante, 1992
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Caught with lines, traps, or harpoons. Generally considered a third rate food fish. Consumed fresh or salted. Also Ref. 3272.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/dr.html
National Fisheries Authority: ttp://www.cep.unep.org/rep_dom/Rep_Dom.htm#SEA-PESQUERO
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Coupal, L., E. Bédard, C. Peguero and I.S. Durante, 1992
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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Teleostei > Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) > Balistidae (Triggerfishes)
Etymology: Balistes: Latin, balista, -ae = crossbowman. In Greek, ballo = to throw (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range 生态学

海洋 礁区鱼类; 深度上下限 2 - 275 m (Ref. 4727), usually 3 - 30 m (Ref. 40849).   熱帶; ? - 28°C; 43°N - 35°S, 98°W - 14°E

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