Abalistes
| Abalistes | |
|---|---|
| Abalistes stellatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Balistidae |
| Genus: | Abalistes D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1906 |
| Type species | |
| Leiurus macrophthalmus Swainson, 1839 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Abalistes is a small genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Balistidae, the triggerfishes. These triggerfishes are found in the Indo-Pacific and eastern Atlantic. This genus contains two recognised species.