406 Common Trigger fish, Common File fish 



The Clingfish feeds on small crustaceans and worms. 



Common Triggerfish 

 Balistes carolinensis Gmelin 



The Common Triggerfish is common in tropical and sub- 

 tropical waters but may occasionally be found as a straggler 

 north to Nova Scotia. It reaches about a foot in length. 



Common Filefish 

 Monacanthus hispidus (Linnaeus) 



The Common Filefish is most abundant in the West Indies 

 and along the South Atlantic coast of the United States. 

 Small fish are not uncommon north to Cape Cod but are 

 rare in the Gulf of Maine and off Nova Scotia. Although 

 this fish may reach a length of 10 inches, fish in the north 

 are usually less than 6 inches. 



