Distribution: from the Red Sea and East Africa to Southern Japan, Tuamotu and New Caledonia.
Sometimes confused with Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus.
at Jemeluk Beach (Indonesia) © louis-thuia
at Ko Rok Noi (Thailand) © anne
at Helengeli (Male Atolls) © ukbish
at Shark Point (Malaysia) © anne
at Embudu (Male Atolls) © maminise
at Ras Um Sid (Egypt) © louis-thuia
at Helengeli (Male Atolls) © ajvessen
at Tanote Bay (Thailand) © anne
at Kisite Marine Park (Kenya)
at Vilamendhoo (Ari Atoll) © bruno56
at Flat Island & Gabriel Island (Mauritius) © mcpeff
at Coraya Bay (Egypt) © lesli
at Teluk Keke (Malaysia) © anne
at Shark Bay (Thailand) © anne
at Flower Island (Philippines) © manceau
at Wakatobi Resort (Indonesia) © nst56
at Biyadhoo (Male Atolls) © chris-burton
at Green Island (Queensland & the Great Barrier Reef)
at Gili Trawangan (Indonesia) © maima
at Tubod Marine Sanctuary (Philippines) © mluzvieira
at Lagon de la Saline (Réunion Island) © tiffany4545
at Ukulhas (Ari Atoll) © phildd
at Dhiffushi (Male Atolls) © phildd
at Tetamanu/Fakarava South Pass (Tuamotu Islands) © subdadyves
at Lagon de la Saline (Réunion Island)
at Velidhu (Ari Atoll) © aurelie
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