Balistes vetula

Queen triggerfish
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Tetraodontiformes
Family:	Balistidae
Genus:	Balistes
Species:	B. vetula
Binomial name
Balistes vetula Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
Balistes bellus Walbaum 1792 Balistes equestris Gronow 1854 Balistes vetula trinitatis Nichols & Murphy 1914

Balistes vetula, the queen triggerfish or old wife, is a reef dwelling triggerfish found in the Atlantic Ocean. It is occasionally caught as a gamefish, and sometimes kept in very large marine aquaria.