triggerfish

English

Etymology

trigger +‎ fish

Noun

triggerfish (plural triggerfish or triggerfishes)

1. Any of several brightly coloured fish, of the family Balistidae, that inhabit tropical reefs and have an erectile spine on the dorsal fin.

Translations

fish

• Catalan: ballesta (ca), porcell (ca) m
• Dhivehi: ރޮނޑު އާއިލާ (roⁿḍu āilā)
• Finnish: säppikala
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• French: baliste (fr) m
• Italian: pesce balestra m
• Russian: спиноро́г m (spinoróg)

See also

• humuhumunukunukuapuaa