Orangeside triggerfish - Suffflamen verres

Species name: Suffflamen verres

Synonyms: Balistes verres, Sufflamen verres

Common Names: Orangeside triggerfish

Family: Balistidae (Triggerfishes)

Order: Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes)

Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)

Max.Size: 40.0 cm / 15.7 inch

Environment: Marine reef

Origin: Eastern Central and Southeast Pacific

Temperament: Harmless

Company: Suffflamen verres (Orangeside triggerfish) is best kept with organisms that are familiar to it in the wild.

Aquarium Setup: Suffflamen verres (Orangeside triggerfish) is a adaptable and intelligent fish, and it will be very bored in an aquarium without plenty of things to play with and explore. Orangeside triggerfish should be kept in a large aquarium with rocky reefs to hide it self within when it sleeps. Keep the water clean, well circulated and well filtered.

Food: Suffflamen verres (Orangeside triggerfish) wild eat almost anything in captivity. In the wild they feed on sea urchins, small crustaceans and molluscs.

Breeding: We have no information about how to breed Suffflamen verres (Orangeside triggerfish) in aquariums.