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title: "Lei Triggerfish"
description: "Sufflamen bursa — Ryby. Sufflamen bursa, the lei triggerfish, bursa triggerfish, scythe triggerfish or boomerang triggerfish, is a triggerfish from the Indo-Pacific."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/lei-triggerfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Lei Triggerfish

> Sufflamen bursa — Ryby. Sufflamen bursa, the lei triggerfish,  bursa triggerfish, scythe triggerfish or boomerang triggerfish, is a triggerfish from the Indo-Pacific.

- Scientific name: *Sufflamen bursa*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 2143
- Wikidata: [Q1004827](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1004827)
- iNaturalist taxon: [121576](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/121576)

## Names

- en: Lei Triggerfish
- de: Bumerang-Drückerfisch
- es: Ballesta boomerang
- fr: Baliste boomerang
- nl: Sikkeltrekkervis

## Countries with the most observations

US (856), ID (279), MV (154), PF (84), PH (75), FJ (55), GU (39), RE (27), CX (24), VU (23), CK (20), MY (20)

## Summary

Sufflamen bursa, the lei triggerfish,  bursa triggerfish, scythe triggerfish or boomerang triggerfish, is a triggerfish from the Indo-Pacific. Its name is derived from the two markings behind its eyes that wrap around the fish similar to a Hawaiian lei. The color of these markings changes depending on the fish's mood, in which case the colors may alter from yellow, dark brown, and black. It is a species of reef fish found in reef ecosystems in the Indo-Pacific, including Japan, Australia, and Hawaii.  It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Justin Philbois · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/243994360

## Machine access

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