n = 138
| Scientific Name | Author | Valid Name | Family | English Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balistes aculeatus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Rhinecanthus aculeatus | Balistidae | White-banded triggerfish |
| Balistes aculeatus minor | Forsskål, 1775 | Balistapus undulatus | Balistidae | Orange-lined triggerfish |
| Balistes aculeatus viridis | Bennett, 1828 | Balistapus undulatus | Balistidae | Orange-lined triggerfish |
| Balistes adspersus | Tschudi, 1846 | Canthidermis maculata | Balistidae | Rough triggerfish |
| Balistes albicaudatus | Rüppell, 1829 | Sufflamen albicaudatum | Balistidae | Bluethroat triggerfish |
| Balistes americanus | Gmelin, 1789 | Canthidermis maculata | Balistidae | Rough triggerfish |
| Balistes angulosus | Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 | Canthidermis maculata | Balistidae | Rough triggerfish |
| Balistes asperrimus | Cope, 1871 | Canthidermis sufflamen | Balistidae | Ocean triggerfish |
| Balistes assasi | Fabricius, 1775 | Rhinecanthus assasi | Balistidae | Picasso triggerfish |
| Balistes aurantiacus | Mitchill, 1815 | Aluterus schoepfii | Monacanthidae | Orange filefish |
| Balistes auromarginatus | Bennett, 1832 | Xanthichthys auromarginatus | Balistidae | Gilded triggerfish |
| Balistes australis | Donovan, 1824 | Meuschenia australis | Monacanthidae | Southern leatherjacket |
| Balistes ayraud | Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 | Nelusetta ayraud | Monacanthidae | Chinaman-leatherjacket |
| Balistes azureus | Lesson, 1831 | Canthidermis maculata | Balistidae | Rough triggerfish |
| Balistes bellus | Walbaum, 1792 | Balistes vetula | Balistidae | Queen triggerfish |
| Balistes biaculeatus | Bloch, 1786 | Triacanthus biaculeatus | Triacanthidae | Short-nosed tripodfish |
| Balistes brasiliensis | Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | Balistoides viridescens | Balistidae | Titan triggerfish |
| Balistes brevissimus | Hollard, 1854 | Canthidermis maculata | Balistidae | Rough triggerfish |
| Balistes buniva | Lacepède, 1803 | Balistes capriscus | Balistidae | Grey triggerfish |
| Balistes bursa | Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | Sufflamen bursa | Balistidae | Boomerang triggerfish |
| Balistes caerulescens | Rüppell, 1829 | Pseudobalistes fuscus | Balistidae | Yellow-spotted triggerfish |
| Balistes capistratus | Shaw, 1804 | Sufflamen fraenatum | Balistidae | Masked triggerfish |
| Balistes caprinus | Valenciennes, 1839 | Balistes capriscus | Balistidae | Grey triggerfish |
| Balistes capriscus | Gmelin, 1789 | Balistes capriscus | Balistidae | Grey triggerfish |
| Balistes carolinensis | Gmelin, 1789 | Balistes capriscus | Balistidae | Grey triggerfish |
| Balistes caroliniensis | Gmelin, 1789 | Balistes capriscus | Balistidae | Grey triggerfish |
| Balistes chinensis | Osbeck, 1765 | Monacanthus chinensis | Monacanthidae | Fan-bellied leatherjacket |
| Balistes chrysopterus | Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | Sufflamen chrysopterum | Balistidae | Halfmoon triggerfish |
| Balistes cicatricosus | Poey, 1860 | Xanthichthys ringens | Balistidae | Sargassum triggerfish |
| Balistes ciliaris | Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | Balistes punctatus | Balistidae | Bluespotted triggerfish |
| Balistes ciliatus | Mitchill, 1818 | Monacanthus ciliatus | Monacanthidae | Fringed filefish |
| Balistes cinereus | Bonnaterre, 1788 | Rhinecanthus cinereus | Balistidae | |
| Balistes conspicillum | Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | Balistoides conspicillum | Balistidae | Clown triggerfish |
| Balistes curassavicus | Gmelin, 1789 | Xanthichthys ringens | Balistidae | Sargassum triggerfish |
| Balistes cuspicauda | Mitchill, 1818 | Aluterus schoepfii | Monacanthidae | Orange filefish |
| Balistes echarpe | Anonymous [Lacepède], 1798 | Rhinecanthus rectangulus | Balistidae | Wedge-tail triggerfish |
| Balistes ellioti | Day, 1889 | Balistes ellioti | Balistidae | |
| Balistes elongatus | Hollard, 1854 | Xanthichthys ringens | Balistidae | Sargassum triggerfish |
| Balistes equestris | Gronow, 1854 | Balistes vetula | Balistidae | Queen triggerfish |
| Balistes erythrodon | Günther, 1870 | Odonus niger | Balistidae | Red-toothed triggerfish |
| Balistes erythropterus | (Fowler, 1946) | Melichthys vidua | Balistidae | Pinktail triggerfish |
| Balistes flavimarginatus | Rüppell, 1829 | Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus | Balistidae | Yellowmargin triggerfish |
| Balistes forcipatus | Gmelin, 1789 | Balistes capriscus | Balistidae | Grey triggerfish |
| Balistes fraenatus | Latreille, 1804 | Sufflamen fraenatum | Balistidae | Masked triggerfish |
| Balistes freycineti | Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 | Meuschenia freycineti | Monacanthidae | Six-spined leatherjacket |
| Balistes fuliginosus | DeKay, 1842 | Balistes capriscus | Balistidae | Grey triggerfish |
| Balistes fuscolineatus | Seale, 1901 | Melichthys niger | Balistidae | Black triggerfish |
| Balistes fuscus | Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | Pseudobalistes fuscus | Balistidae | Yellow-spotted triggerfish |
| Balistes granulata | White, 1790 | Scobinichthys granulatus | Monacanthidae | Rough leatherjackets |
| Balistes granulosus | Gronow, 1854 | Monacanthus chinensis | Monacanthidae | Fan-bellied leatherjacket |
| Balistes guttatus | Walbaum, 1792 | Balistes punctatus | Balistidae | Bluespotted triggerfish |
| Balistes heckeli | Müller, 1865 | Xanthichthys ringens | Balistidae | Sargassum triggerfish |
| Balistes heckelii | Müller, 1865 | Xanthichthys ringens | Balistidae | Sargassum triggerfish |
| Balistes heteracanthus | Bleeker, 1859 | Rhinecanthus aculeatus | Balistidae | White-banded triggerfish |
| Balistes hippocrepis | Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 | Meuschenia hippocrepis | Monacanthidae | Horse-shoe leatherjacket |
| Balistes hispidus | Linnaeus, 1766 | Stephanolepis hispida | Monacanthidae | Planehead filefish |
| Balistes hispidus longirostris | Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | Oxymonacanthus longirostris | Monacanthidae | Harlequin filefish |
| Balistes jacksonianus | Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 | Brachaluteres jacksonianus | Monacanthidae | Pigmy leatherjacket |
| Balistes japonicus | Walbaum, 1792 | Stephanolepis cirrhifer | Monacanthidae | Threadsail filefish |
| Balistes japonicus | Tilesius, 1809 | Paramonacanthus japonicus | Monacanthidae | Hairfinned leatherjacket |
| Balistes kib | Montrouzier, 1857 | Melichthys niger | Balistidae | Black triggerfish |
| Balistes kibitar | Montrouzier, 1857 | Melichthys niger | Balistidae | Black triggerfish |
| Balistes laevis | Bloch, 1795 | Aluterus scriptus | Monacanthidae | Scribbled leatherjacket filefish |
| Balistes liberiensis | Steindachner, 1867 | Balistes punctatus | Balistidae | Bluespotted triggerfish |
| Balistes lima | Bennett, 1832 | Xanthichthys lima | Balistidae | |
| Balistes lineatus | Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | Balistapus undulatus | Balistidae | Orange-lined triggerfish |
| Balistes lineopunctatus | Hollard, 1854 | Xanthichthys lineopunctatus | Balistidae | Striped triggerfish |
| Balistes liturosus | Shaw, 1804 | Aluterus scriptus | Monacanthidae | Scribbled leatherjacket filefish |
| Balistes longissimus | Hollard, 1854 | Canthidermis maculata | Balistidae | Rough triggerfish |
| Balistes longus | Gronow, 1854 | Canthidermis maculata | Balistidae | Rough triggerfish |
| Balistes macrolepis | Boulenger, 1888 | Canthidermis macrolepis | Balistidae | Largescale triggerfish |
| Balistes macrops | Poey, 1860 | Canthidermis sufflamen | Balistidae | Ocean triggerfish |
| Balistes macropterus | Walbaum, 1792 | Canthidermis maculata | Balistidae | Rough triggerfish |
| Balistes maculatus | Bloch, 1786 | Canthidermis maculata | Balistidae | Rough triggerfish |
| Balistes melanopterus | Cope, 1871 | Canthidermis maculata | Balistidae | Rough triggerfish |
| Balistes mento | Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 | Xanthichthys mento | Balistidae | Redtail triggerfish |
| Balistes minimum | Thiollière, 1857 | Canthidermis maculata | Balistidae | Rough triggerfish |
| Balistes minor | Forsskål, 1775 | Balistapus undulatus | Balistidae | Orange-lined triggerfish |
| Balistes monoceros | Linnaeus, 1758 | Aluterus monoceros | Monacanthidae | Unicorn leatherjacket filefish |
| Balistes moribundus | Cope, 1871 | Balistes capriscus | Balistidae | Grey triggerfish |
| Balistes munumum | Montrouzier, 1857 | Canthidermis maculata | Balistidae | Rough triggerfish |
| Balistes mylii | Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1822 | Monacanthus chinensis | Monacanthidae | Fan-bellied leatherjacket |
| Balistes naufragium | Jordan & Starks, 1895 | Pseudobalistes naufragium | Balistidae | Stone triggerfish |
| Balistes niger | Bloch, 1786 | Melichthys niger | Balistidae | Black triggerfish |
| Balistes nigromarginatus | (Tanaka, 1908) | Balistoides viridescens | Balistidae | Titan triggerfish |
| Balistes nitidus | Gronow, 1854 | Xanthichthys ringens | Balistidae | Sargassum triggerfish |
| Balistes notatus | Gronow, 1854 | Xanthichthys ringens | Balistidae | Sargassum triggerfish |
| Balistes oculatus | Gray, 1831 | Canthidermis maculata | Balistidae | Rough triggerfish |
| Balistes ornatissimus | Lesson, 1831 | Rhinecanthus aculeatus | Balistidae | White-banded triggerfish |
| Balistes ornatus | Marion de Procé, 1822 | Aluterus scriptus | Monacanthidae | Scribbled leatherjacket filefish |
| Balistes penicilligerus | Cuvier, 1816 | Chaetodermis penicilligerus | Monacanthidae | Prickly leatherjacket |
| Balistes phaleratus | Richardson, 1846 | Abalistes stellatus | Balistidae | Starry triggerfish |
| Balistes piceus | Poey, 1863 | Melichthys niger | Balistidae | Black triggerfish |
| Balistes polylepis | Steindachner, 1876 | Balistes polylepis | Balistidae | Finescale triggerfish |
| Balistes polylepis rubicundus | de Buen, 1959 | Balistes polylepis | Balistidae | Finescale triggerfish |
| Balistes porcatus | Gronow, 1854 | Balistapus undulatus | Balistidae | Orange-lined triggerfish |
| Balistes powellii | Cope, 1870 | Balistes capriscus | Balistidae | Grey triggerfish |
| Balistes punctatus | Gmelin, 1789 | Balistes punctatus | Balistidae | Bluespotted triggerfish |
| Balistes radiata | Bowdich, 1825 | Balistes punctatus | Balistidae | Bluespotted triggerfish |
| Balistes radula | Solander, 1848 | Melichthys niger | Balistidae | Black triggerfish |
| Balistes rectangulus | Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | Rhinecanthus rectangulus | Balistidae | Wedge-tail triggerfish |
| Balistes reticulatus | Holland, 1854 | Pseudobalistes fuscus | Balistidae | Yellow-spotted triggerfish |
| Balistes ringens | Osbeck, 1765 | Melichthys niger | Balistidae | Black triggerfish |
| Balistes ringens | Linnaeus, 1758 | Xanthichthys ringens | Balistidae | Sargassum triggerfish |
| Balistes rivulatus | Rüppell, 1837 | Pseudobalistes fuscus | Balistidae | Yellow-spotted triggerfish |
| Balistes rotundatus | Marion de Procé, 1822 | Canthidermis rotundatus | Balistidae | |
| Balistes rufus | Gronow, 1854 | Canthidermis maculata | Balistidae | Rough triggerfish |
| Balistes sandwichiensis | Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 | Cantherhines sandwichiensis | Monacanthidae | Sandwich isle file |
| Balistes scaber | Forster, 1801 | Meuschenia scaber | Monacanthidae | Velvet leatherjacket |
| Balistes schoepfii | Walbaum, 1792 | Aluterus schoepfii | Monacanthidae | Orange filefish |
| Balistes scolopax | Linnaeus, 1758 | Macroramphosus scolopax | Centriscidae | Longspine snipefish |
| Balistes scopas | Cuvier, 1829 | Amanses scopas | Monacanthidae | Broom filefish |
| Balistes scripta | Osbeck, 1765 | Aluterus scriptus | Monacanthidae | Scribbled leatherjacket filefish |
| Balistes scriptus | Osbeck, 1765 | Aluterus scriptus | Monacanthidae | Scribbled leatherjacket filefish |
| Balistes senticosus | Richardson, 1848 | Canthidermis maculata | Balistidae | Rough triggerfish |
| Balistes serraticornis | Fréminville, 1813 | Aluterus monoceros | Monacanthidae | Unicorn leatherjacket filefish |
| Balistes sesquilineatus | Lay & Bennett, 1939 | Balistapus undulatus | Balistidae | Orange-lined triggerfish |
| Balistes sillone | Le Danois, 1961 | Melichthys niger | Balistidae | Black triggerfish |
| Balistes sobaco | Poey, 1860 | Canthidermis sufflamen | Balistidae | Ocean triggerfish |
| Balistes spilomelanurus | Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 | Acanthaluteres spilomelanurus | Monacanthidae | Bridled leatherjacket |
| Balistes spilotopterygius | Walbaum, 1792 | Balistes capriscus | Balistidae | Grey triggerfish |
| Balistes stellaris | Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | Abalistes stellatus | Balistidae | Starry triggerfish |
| Balistes stellatus | Anonymous, 1798 | Abalistes stellatus | Balistidae | Starry triggerfish |
| Balistes sufflamen | Mitchill, 1815 | Canthidermis sufflamen | Balistidae | Ocean triggerfish |
| Balistes taeniopterus | Poey, 1860 | Balistes capriscus | Balistidae | Grey triggerfish |
| Balistes tomentosus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Acreichthys tomentosus | Monacanthidae | Bristle-tail file-fish |
| Balistes um | Montrouzier, 1857 | Canthidermis maculata | Balistidae | Rough triggerfish |
| Balistes undulatus | Park, 1797 | Balistapus undulatus | Balistidae | Orange-lined triggerfish |
| Balistes vachellii | Richardson, 1845 | Abalistes stellatus | Balistidae | Starry triggerfish |
| Balistes verres | Gilbert & Starks, 1904 | Sufflamen verres | Balistidae | Orangeside triggerfish |
| Balistes verrucosa | Linnaeus, 1758 | Rhinecanthus verrucosus | Balistidae | Blackbelly triggerfish |
| Balistes verrucosus | Linnaeus, 1758 | Rhinecanthus verrucosus | Balistidae | Blackbelly triggerfish |
| Balistes vetula | Linnaeus, 1758 | Balistes vetula | Balistidae | Queen triggerfish |
| Balistes vetula trinitatis | Nichols & Murphy, 1914 | Balistes vetula | Balistidae | Queen triggerfish |
| Balistes vidua | Richardson, 1845 | Melichthys vidua | Balistidae | Pinktail triggerfish |
| Balistes vidua kamoharai | Abe, 1958 | Melichthys vidua | Balistidae | Pinktail triggerfish |
| Balistes viridescens | Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | Balistoides viridescens | Balistidae | Titan triggerfish |
| Balistes willughbeii | Lay & Bennett, 1839 | Canthidermis willughbeii | Balistidae |