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title: Masked Triggerfish (Sufflamen fraenatum)
scientific_name: Sufflamen fraenatum
common_name: Masked Triggerfish
taxon: Triggerfishes
conservation_status: LC - Least Concern
published: 2024-01-01T22:59:09.890Z
updated: 2025-11-25T13:58:09.000Z
tags: Masked Triggerfish, Sufflamen fraenatum, Triggerfishes, Red Sea, Marine Life, Diving
url: https://redseacreatures.com/taxon/fishes/bony-fishes/triggerfishes/masked-triggerfish
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# Masked Triggerfish (*Sufflamen fraenatum*)

**Taxon:** Triggerfishes (*Balistidae*)  
**Conservation Status:** LC - Least Concern  


The Masked triggerfish (Sufflamen fraenatum), also known as the Bridled triggerfish, is a species commonly observed in coastal reefs and lagoons. They inhabit a wide range of depths, from 8 to 186 meters.

It can be found from the Red Sea (occasionally) and Oman (frequently) to French Polynesia, and extends southward to South Africa and Southeast Australia.

Feeds on echinoids, fishes, mollusks, tunicates, crustaceans, algae, polychaete worms, foraminiferans, and detritus. Reproduces by laying eggs.

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*Source: [Red Sea Creatures](https://redseacreatures.com/taxon/fishes/bony-fishes/triggerfishes/masked-triggerfish)*
*Updated: November 25, 2025*