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title: "Grey Triggerfish"
description: "Balistes capriscus — Ryby. The grey triggerfish (Balistes capriscus), or gray triggerfish, is a species of ray-finned fish in the triggerfish family Balistidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/grey-triggerfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Grey Triggerfish

> Balistes capriscus — Ryby. The grey triggerfish (Balistes capriscus), or gray triggerfish, is a species of ray-finned fish in the triggerfish family Balistidae.

- Scientific name: *Balistes capriscus*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 2301
- Wikidata: [Q1277472](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1277472)
- iNaturalist taxon: [49606](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/49606)

## Names

- en: Grey Triggerfish
- de: Grauer Drückerfisch
- es: Pejepuerco blanco
- fr: Baliste commun
- nl: Grijze trekkervis

## Countries with the most observations

US (534), ES (282), PT (273), BR (124), GR (94), FR (80), MX (62), GB (56), IT (53), CA (48), UY (45), TR (26)

## Summary

The grey triggerfish (Balistes capriscus), or gray triggerfish, is a species of ray-finned fish in the triggerfish family Balistidae. The species is native to shallow parts of the western Atlantic from Nova Scotia to Argentina and also the eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean Sea, and waters off Angola on the west coast of Africa.
In its appearance and habits, the grey triggerfish is a typical member of the genus Balistes except for its drab, uniformly grey coloration. It is a relatively small fish, usually less than 2.3 kg (5.1 lb) in weight. The Grey triggerfish is fished recreationally and, despite its tough skin…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_triggerfish

## Photo

![Grey Triggerfish](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/grey-triggerfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: Carlos Henrique Russi · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/103309569

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/grey-triggerfish?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).