| Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
| Balistidae | Canthidermis maculata | (Bloch) | 1786 | Rough Triggerfish |
Canthidermis maculata
Unique Characters: Body dark gray with many white spots or ovals. Scales have prominent keels, giving a rough texture to the body. Scales above pectoral-fin base and just behind gill slit not enlarged and not especially well separated, not forming a flexible tympanum. Cheek evenly scaled, without prominent naked longitudinal grooves. Mouth terminal. Dorsal-fin rays 23-25. Anal-fin rays 20-22. Pectoral-fin rays 13-15. Body depth 36-45% standard length in specimens larger than 15 cm standard length.
Similar Species: Ocean Triggerfish Canthidermis sufflamen. Body brownish to gray. Large dark blotch at pectoral-fin base. Dorsal and anal fins broad and high. Scales above pectoral-fin base and just behind gill slit not enlarged and not especially well separated, not forming a flexible tympanum. Cheek evenly scaled, without prominent naked longitudinal grooves. Mouth terminal. Dorsal-fin rays 25-28 (usually 26 or 27). Anal-fin rays 23-25. Pectoral-fin rays 15 or 16. Body depth 47-63% standard length in specimens larger than 15 cm standard length.
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