(Halfmoon triggerfish)
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 80 m . Tropical; 32°N - 34°S, 27°E - 170°W
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed;
Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 26 - 28; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 23 - 26. Juveniles dark brown above, white below . Adult variable in color; the bar running through the pectoral base can either be yellow or black, and some individuals may be largely yellowish posteriorly .
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed:17 January 2022 (FishBase)
ATTGGCACCCTCTATTTAATTTTCGGTGCTTGAGCTGGGATAGTAGGCACAGCCTTAAGTCTATTAATCCGAGCGGAACTGAGCCAACCCGGCGCTCTCTTGGGCGATGATCAAATTTATAACGTCATCGTTACAGCACATGCTTTCGTTATAATTTTCTTTATAGTAATACCAATTATAATTGGTGGTTTTGGAAACTGGTTAATTCCTCTAATAATTGGAGCCCCTGACATAGCATTTCCCCGGATAAACAACATGAGCTTTTGACTCCTACCTCCCTCCCTCCTACTACTTCTTGCCTCCTCAAGCGTAGAAGCCGGAGCCGGGACTGGGTGAACCGTCTATCCCCCTCTCGCAGGTAACCTGGCCCACGCAGGGGCCTCTGTCGACCTTACCATCTTCTCTCTTCACCTGGCAGGTGTTTCATCCATCCTAGGGGCAATTAATTTTATTACAACAATTATCAACATAAAACCTCCCGCCATCTCCCAATATCAAACACCGTTATTTGTTTGAGCAGTCCTAATCACAGCAGTTCTCCTGCTCCTATCCCTCCCGGTTTTAGCTGCCGGAATTACAATGCTTCTCACGGACCGAAACCTTAATACCACATTTTTTGACCCTGCCGGAGGAGGAGACCCTATTCTCTATCAACACCTGTTCTGA