Ocean triggerfish

Photo: Frank Krasovec · CC BY-NC

Ocean triggerfish are a reliable open-water species above the wall edge at Conception Island, their bulky oval bodies and blunt teeth making them easy to identify. They build nesting depressions on sandy patches at the base of the wall and will aggressively defend their eggs against approaching divers during breeding season. Outside nesting they are curious and bold, often following dive groups along the wall.