| Balistes vetula | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Balistidae |
| Genus: | Balistes |
| Species: | B. vetula
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| Binomial name | |
| Balistes vetula | |
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Balistes vetula, the queen triggerfish or old wife, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the triggerfish family, Balistidae. This species is found in the Atlantic Ocean. It is occasionally caught as a gamefish, and sometimes kept in very large marine aquaria.
- ^ Liu, J.; Zapfe, G.; Shao, K.-T.; et al. (2016) [errata version of 2015 assessment]. "Balistes vetula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T2539A97664057. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Balistes vetula". FishBase. June 2024 version.