SEALIFE EXPEDITION
Saltwater Fish Species
Starry triggerfish
Family: Balistidae

Scientific name: 
Abalistes stellaris (Bloch & Schneider)

Local name:
Jebong, Ayam laut

Distribution:
Coastal waters of about 90m depth

Size commonly caught:
25-30cm total length

Notes:

Body deep and compressed with a leathery armour of moderately large scales in regular rows. Has a small longitudinal groove in front of each eye. Taste of its flesh said to resemble chicken meat.
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