GRAY TRIGGERFISH - Balistes capriscus
March 9th, 2006 by Gillwetter PressFamily Balistidae, LEATHERJACKETS
Description: entirely olive-gray; dorsal and anal fins marbled; caudal fin lobes elongate in large adults; one or more enlarged scales behind gill opening; 26 to 29 dorsal fin rays; 23 to 26 anal fin rays.
Young: large darker saddles on back (these saddles sometimes persit in adults); blue spots and short blue lines in dorsal fin and on upper half of body, becoming white below and in anal fin; upper rim of eye blue.
Where found: hardbottom, reefs, ledges.
