The biggest triggerfish on the reef. Friendly most of the year, aggressive when nesting.
Up to 75 cm long. Their nesting territory is cone-shaped above the nest in the sand, so the dangerous escape route is sideways, not up. They have crushing teeth and will draw blood.
Sandy patches near coral, summer nesting in shallow water.
Caution. If you see one fanning a nest in the sand, retreat sideways out of the cone.
Sandy patches near coral, summer nesting in shallow water. These trips go where this species lives. It is a wild animal, so a sighting is possible and never promised.
75 cm
