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Balistidae - English
URL: http://cichlidresearch.com/fish_html/fbalisti.html

The Family Balistidae contains these Genera: Balistapus, Balistes, Balistoides, Canthidermis, Melichthys, Odonus, Rhinecanthus, Sufflamen, Xanthichthys, Xenobalistes.

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Balistidae, The Trigger Fish - Scuba Diving Diani Beach - Kenya - English
URL: http://www.africanmeccasafaris.com/kenya/scubadiving/fishes/balistidae.asp

The scales are fused to form a hard case; mistakable characteristic is the first dorsal spine, which can be locked erect by a knob. The spine is often flicked up at the approach of other species, and this may serve as an admonitory gesture. The spine is also erected when the fish retreats into a small crevice, where it cannot be removed

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Balistidae - English
URL: http://www.fmnh.helsinki.fi/users/haaramo/Metazoa/Deuterostoma/Chordata/Actinopt

Phylogehnetic tree.

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Triggerfish, Members of the Marine Family, Balistidae - English
URL: http://www.peteducation.com/category_summary.cfm?cls=16&cat=1861

Triggerfish belong to the Balistidae family. Genera of interest to aquarists include Balistoides, Melichthys, Psuedobalistes, Xanthichthys, Sufflamen, Odonus, and Rhinecanthus. Triggerfish are found in tropical and temperate waters throughout the world inhabiting various areas of the ocean.

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Balistidae - English
URL: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/FamilySummary.cfm?ID=445

Distribution: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Usually compressed body. Pelvic fins fused to one spine. First dorsal spine with locking mechanism. With 12 principal rays in caudal fin. 18 vertebrae.

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Knochenfische Drueckerfische - Balistidae - German
URL: http://www.starfish.ch/Korallenriff/Drueckerfisch.html

Drueckerfisch (Merkmale, Biologie, Vorkommen, Verhalten).

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InterNevod: Спинороговые (Balistidae) - Russian
URL: http://www.internevod.com/rus/academy/bio/k_fish/balistidae.shtml

Спинороговые имеют довольно высокое тело, покрытое слегка налегающими друг на друга крупными костными чешуями, которые иногда, особенно в задней части тела, несут бугорки или шипы. С помощью своих зубов спинороги, подобно представителям семейства иглобрюховых, могут, как кусачками, отламывать веточки кораллов, дробить раковины моллюсков, панцири морских ежей и крабов. Среди спинорогов имеются также и растительноядные формы.

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