Boomerang Triggerfish ( Sufflamen bursa )
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The boomerang triggerfish, ( Sufflamen bursa ) is also known as whiteline triggerfish. The distinctive boomerang-shaped marks behind the eye and the characteristic white line that runs from the mouth to the anal fin can be used to clearly identify this fish species. Boomerang triggerfish have the unique ability to change the boomerang marking to yellow or black and back every few seconds. It occurs from South Africa to the islands of the central Pacific Ocean.

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