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Balistes polylepis Steindachner, 1876

Description

Body compressed and deep; skin thick, with large, rectilinear, plate-like scales that are easily visible to the naked eye; mouth small; teeth strong and protruding, 8 in each jaw; dorsal fin with 3 spines and 26 to 28 rays; scales behind the gill openings larger than the neighboring scales; snout surrounded by scales (Ref. 55763).

Common Names

  • Finskællet aftrækkerfisk , Danish , Denmark
  • Finescale triggerfish , English , USA
  • Finescale triggerfish , English , Global
  • Finscale triggerfish , English , Global
  • Baliste coche , French , France
  • Baliste coche , French , Global
  • 細鱗鱗魨 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 细鳞鳞鲀 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Cachimbao , Spanish , Panama
  • Cachudo escama fina , Spanish , Galapagos Is.
  • Catimba , Spanish , Panama
  • Coche , Spanish , Peru
  • Cochi , Spanish , Mexico
  • Cochi , Spanish , Mexico
  • Pejepeurco coche , Spanish , Spain
  • Pejepuerco , Spanish , Nicaragua
  • Pez puerco , Spanish , Mexico
  • Pez puerco , Spanish , Panama
  • Puerco blanco , Spanish , Ecuador
  • Puerco coche , Spanish , Mexico
  • Puerco rabilargo , Spanish , Ecuador

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Tetraodontiformes

    Family: Balistidae

    Genus: Balistes

    Species: Balistes polylepis Steindachner, 1876

    Climate Zone

  • Subtropical

    • Location

  • Eastern Pacific from northern California to Chile and Hawaiian Islands; including the Galapagos Islands.

    • Biology

    Occurs in rocky reefs, boulder strewn slopes and adjacent areas of sand. Adults demersal; young pelagic (Ref. 2850). Feeds on sea urchins, small crustaceans and mollusks (Ref. 5227). Minimum depth 3m (Ref. 116844).

    Habitat

    associated