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triggerfish
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2009
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trig·ger·fish
/ ˈtrigərˌfish/
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n.
(pl. same or -fishes)
a marine fish (family Balistidae: numerous genera and species) occurring chiefly in tropical inshore waters. It has a large, stout dorsal spine that can be erected and locked into place, allowing the fish to wedge itself into crevices.
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 "Northwest Florida Daily News (Fort Walton Beach, FL)")
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the UGLY DUCKLING of the GULF: Once reviled for their homely looks, triggerfish have found their way into the hearts ? and stomachs ? of Gulf Coast residents.
Newspaper article from: Northwest Florida Daily News (Fort Walton Beach, FL); 8/22/2007; 700+ words
; ...fishermen and seafood lovers, the homely gray triggerfish entered its own when the flashier red...Lady Em in Destin. "It won't be a triggerfish. They aren't exactly glamorous." Triggerfish, in fact, are pug-ugly -- a dull...
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 "AAP General News (Australia)")
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Qld: Museum expert dismisses triggerfish claims as "urban myth"
Newspaper article from: AAP General News (Australia); 1/17/2003; 550 words
; ...0000 Qld: Museum expert dismisses triggerfish claims as urban myth By Janelle Miles...ichthyologist Jeff Johnson said juvenile pelagic triggerfish were native to Australian waters and...Johnson said claims the white-spotted triggerfish were like saltwater piranha were a gross...
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 "South Florida Sun-Sentinel (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service)")
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`Triggerfish Twist' by Tim Dorsey; Morrow ($24.95).
Newspaper article from: South Florida Sun-Sentinel (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service); 5/9/2002; 700+ words
; ...attention _ not with a plot, because ``Triggerfish Twist'' has, like the author's...home for 40 years. Dorsey bases ``Triggerfish Twist'' on a theme that probably has...So who's coming to Florida? In ``Triggerfish Twist,'' it's Jim and Martha Davenport...
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Age and growth of the finescale triggerfish, Balistes polylepis (Teleostei: Balistidae), on the coast of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico (1).
Magazine article from: Pacific Science; 1/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...and describe growth of the finescale triggerfish, Balistes polylepis Steindachner...total weight (TW) of the finescale triggerfish ranged between 75 and 2,200 g, and...growth of this species. The finescale triggerfish, Balistes polylepis Steindachner...
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Hatching a marine breakthrough ; First triggerfish raised in captivity could transform aquarium business
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 9/28/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...But the 4-month-old tropical queen triggerfish, which can grow to a foot and a half...iridescent yellows and blues, are the first triggerfish to be raised in captivity. And if researchers...and aquaculture at the university. Triggerfish seemed a natural species to attempt...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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`TRIGGERFISH TWIST' A REAR VIEW OF DORSEY'S WORLD OF MAYHEM.(BOOKS)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 6/2/2002; 700+ words
; ...through the portal in time that is ``Triggerfish Twist'' by Tim Dorsey (Morrow; 320...and ``Orange Crush.'' In ``Triggerfish Twist,'' Dorsey manages to resurrect...tries to answer the Big Question in ``Triggerfish Twist.'' You know, the one we all...
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TRIGGERFISH "Big Wheel vs the Green Machine" No label; THE CLARKS "Someday Maybe" Way Cool/MCA
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 6/13/1997; ; 518 words
; Yearning and tuneful, the music on Triggerfish's "Big Wheel vs the Green Machine...s all inside my head." Although Triggerfish is not slavishly imitative, the echoes...1995's "Kisses in the Graveyard." Triggerfish can construct a sturdy song, but the...
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QUEEN TRIGGERFISH, BLUEFIN TUNA RECORDS SET IN JANUARY
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 3/6/2006; 579 words
; ...records were set this January for Queen Triggerfish and Bluefin Tuna. Marc Heiden, 41...caught a 9-pound, 5.12-ounce Queen Triggerfish to claim the new state record on January...the previous SC state record for Queen Triggerfish, which was held by Joseph Schroer...
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U. South Alabama prof studies triggerfish, tripletails as part of grant
News Wire article from: University Wire; 11/3/1998; ; 359 words
; ...Vanguard) (U-WIRE) MOBILE, Ala. -- Triggerfish and tripletails are the two most recent...the "very intelligent and vicious" triggerfish. Walter Ingram, one of the dozen doctoral...to help capture, tag and study the triggerfish. A portion of the grant was designated...
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SIZE-LIMIT CHANGES PROPOSED FOR GULF AMBERJACK, TRIGGERFISH
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 9/18/2008; 416 words
; ...size for greater amberjack and gray triggerfish in Gulf of Mexico state waters. The...plan for greater amberjack and gray triggerfish in Gulf federal waters. Greater amberjack...excessive harvesting pressure), and gray triggerfish in the Gulf are considered to be undergoing...
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Triggerfish
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Triggerfish Triggerfishes are members of the family...fish. The body of the triggerfish is protected by bony plates. Triggerfishes are moderately large fish...about 37 species. The gray triggerfish, Balistes capriscus...
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triggerfish
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
triggerfish any of several species...the danger has passed. Triggerfishes have powerful, chisellike...and Florida. The common triggerfish is variably colored in...grays, and the queen triggerfish is strikingly colored...
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Balistidae
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
Balistidae ( triggerfish , filefish ; subclass Actinopterygii , order Tetraodontiformes ) A large family of marine fish, all of which have rather compressed...
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Shedd Aquarium Society
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...Hindenburg and was nicknamed "Lindy" after the famous aviator of the day. President Teddy Roosevelt sent the aquarium some triggerfish he caught in the Caribbean in 1933. Many of the fish were brought to Shedd aboard the Nautilus , a custom Pullman car that...
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Russo, Gianni
Book article from: Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television
...Appearances; Episodic: Himself, The Howard Stern Radio Show, multiple episodes in 2005. RECORDINGS Albums: Reflections, Triggerfish, 2005. WRITINGS Screenplays: P.C.H. (also known as Kill Shot ), Ajax Home Entertainment, 1995. For Which He Stands...
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