Photo 7.7
The Queen Triggerfish Balistes vetula (Vulnerable) is considered to be an excellent food fish but may be poisonous to some people. The species is a popular gamefish and is captured for the aquarium trade. It is a widespread species in the Atlantic, occurring in the east from the Azores south to Angola and in the west from Massachusetts in the US south to Brazil.
Photo: © John E. Randall.