Gray Triggerfish Sighting Form

Gray Triggerfish Sighting Form
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Gray Triggerfish (Balistes caprices)

The Gray Triggerfish, is a beautiful looking fish that has streaks of blue throughout its body. Adult are primarily olive-gray with blue spots and lines on the upper body and dorsal fin. This fish can weigh up to 13 lbs. with a 28 fork length. Males are larger than females. They are founding the western Atlantic ocean from Nova Scotia south to Argentina, including Bermuda and the Gulf of Mexico.
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Sighting Information

Please answer the questions below about this specific sighting. This Jotform is meant to report only 1 animal per form. However, if you observe more than one animal and they are clustered together, you can group them together in this Jotform.
Number of Gray Triggerfish seen.
Again, try to report only 1 torpedo ray sighting per Jotform.
Is the animal alive or dead?
If the animal is alive, is the fish healthy, injured or stranding?
Collecting Body Measurements - If you can

Collect body measurements only if the animal is dead. Take straight line measurements with measuring tape next to but not touching the body. Record all measurements in inches.
Standard Length (inches)
Straight line measurement from the end of the scaled body.
Fork Length (inches)
Straight line measurement from the head to the widest part of the center tail.
Total Length (inches)
Straight line measurement from the head to the longest tail tail.

Photo Documentation

Photographs and videos of each sighting help us verify the species and allows us to pull out additional information, including behaviors and associations. Even blurry or distant photos are useful to us.
Upload Images - Please upload any photographs of the Gray Triggerfish you were able to collect.

If possible, take photos of both the right and left side of the fish.

Send any additional photos or videos to NECWA at contact@necwa.org.
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Gray Triggerfish (Balistes caprices)