Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Pseudobalistes naufragium
cochito bota, pejepuerco de piedra, Stone triggerfish, blunthead triggerfish
Size: 30-60 cm, Shades of bluish gray to gray and brownish gray with fine line markings. Can pale or darken and change intensity of banding.
Habitat: Deeper water (>15m) over sand bottoms
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Tetraodontiformes
Suborder
Tetraodontoidei
Family
Balistidae
Genus
Pseudobalistes
Species
naufragium
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Balistes naufragium Jordan & Starks, 1895, fide Appeltans et al. (2010)
Origin: Native
Distribution: Eastern Pacific, from Baja California to Guayaquil, Ecuador including Galapagos, Southern Baja California and lower Gulf of California to Chile. Galápagos, Cocos and Malpelo Islands.
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- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
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- Constant, P. (2007) Marine Life of the Galapagos. The Diver's guide to Fishes, Whales, Dolphins and marine Invertebrates, 307 pp.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Pseudobalistes naufragium", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7824. Accessed 9 June 2025.