NOAA Ocean Explorer: juvenile trigger fish

juvenile trigger fish

This juvenile trigger fish (family Balistidae) was captured near the surface in a neuston net. These fish normally live in tropical areas, but are occasionally advected north by the Gulf Stream.

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