# Stone triggerfish

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{{Short description|Species of fish}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Pseudobalistes naufragium, Coiba N.P. Isla Cocos Sur imported from iNaturalist photo 33309037 (cropped).jpg
| taxon = Pseudobalistes naufragium
| authority = ([D. S. Jordan](/source/David_Starr_Jordan) & [Starks](/source/Edwin_Chapin_Starks), 1895)
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| synonyms = * ''Balistes naufragium'' <small>Jordan & Starks, 1895</small>
}}

The '''stone triggerfish''' ('''''Pseudobalistes naufragium''''') is the largest species of [triggerfish](/source/triggerfish). 

== Distribution ==
The stone triggerfish is found at [reef](/source/reef)s and over sandy bottoms in the eastern Pacific, ranging from [Baja California](/source/Baja_California_peninsula) (Mexico) to Chile.<ref name="fishbase">{{FishBase|genus=Pseudobalistes|species=naufragium|year=2011|month=May}}</ref>

== Description ==
The stone triggerfish can reach {{convert|1|m|ft}} in length, but is more common at about half that size.<ref name="fishbase" /> Covered entirely with platelike scales aside from one scaleless area behind the jaws, the stone triggerfish has 16 strong protruding teeth, with 8 held in each jaw.

== Diet ==
''Pseudobalistes naufragium'' feeds on small crustaceans, mollusks, and sea urchins.

== Gallery ==
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File:Pseudobalistes naufragium, Coiba N.P. Isla Cocos Sur imported from iNaturalist photo 30859189.jpg
File:Pseudobalistes naufragium, Juluapan imported from iNaturalist photo 245358083.jpg
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{sealifephotos|279161}}

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Category:Triggerfish
Category:Taxa named by David Starr Jordan
Category:Taxa named by Edwin Chapin Starks
Category:Fish described in 1895
Category:Fish of the Pacific Ocean

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