Balistes polylepis Steindachner, 1876

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Balistes polylepis Steindachner, 1876 .

Finescale Triggerfish. To 80 cm (31.5 in) TL ( De La Cruz-Agüero et al. 1997). Metlakatla, south-eastern Alaska ( Karinen et al. 1985; see comment under Melichthys niger below) to San Antonio (about 33°32’S), central Chile ( Brito 2003), including Gulf of California (Bussing in Fischer et al. 1995), Islas Galápagos ( Grove and Lavenberg 1997), and Hawai’i ( Randall and Mundy 1998). Only one Alaska record and isolated records from Washington to California; most common south of California (Mecklenburg et al. 2002). Benthic; depth: 2–512 m (6–1,680 ft) (min.: Personal communication: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Fish Collection, La Jolla, California; max.: Miller and Lea 1972).