Definition of "triggerfishes" []

• Plural form of triggerfish. (noun)

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• "Filefishes (Family Monacanthidae), triggerfishes (Family Balistidae), trunkfishes (Family Ostraciidae), and porcupinefishes (Family Diodontidae), have evolved interesting solutions to this problem."
• "Filefishes and triggerfishes have spines on their backs that they can extend to make themselves more difficult to swallow."
• "Pufferfishes, filefishes, triggerfishes, and butterflyfishes (Family Chaetodonidae) actively consume individual coral polyps."