Clown Triggerfish

(balistoides conspicillum)

Clown Triggerfish (balistoides conspicillum) can be found throughout the Pacific and Indian Oceans. They can be aggressive to other fish, so they do best in a tank largely occupied by other carnivorous fish. Clown Triggerfish eat a wide variety of meaty foods such as shrimp and smaller fish. To humans, they can seem friendly and personable, and can even beg for food. This one, pictured, is a young Trigger. As they get older, the yellow in the front of the face will shrink around the mouth, and the yellow patch on top will be replaced with a leopard-like pattern.