Titan triggerfish,Balistoides Viridescens, is one helluva fish which patrols shallow reef waters from the Red Sea the Indo-Pacific. A close relative of the小丑螺旋鱼, Titan triggers can grow into quite beautiful fish but there’s a very good reason why we hardly ever see them in saltwater fish tanks.
如果您认为鲨鱼很恐怖，那么直到泰坦将您带入他的视线之前，您在水下潜水或浮潜时都不会感到恐惧。潜水员和水下爱好者众所周知，要提防这种凶猛的鱼，我们最近经历了两次恐怖的遭遇，我们不会很快忘记。
As you know we are currently spending a lot of time underwater in Bali Indonesia, observing pretty fish and looking for beautiful coral formations. On one of our dives inTulamben，当泰坦扳机鱼将自己放在我们的水下相机镜头前面时，我们正在以大约30英尺深度的深度潜入礁石。
这个标本Balistoides Viridescenswas about 14 inches long, not quite full grown, but it’s attitude was outsized for its age, but not for its teeth. We snapped off a few shots and began calmly swimming away but our defensive behavior was not enough to appease the beast.
起初,泰坦触发was bold enough to simply posture but as we tried to make our getaway, the underwater bulldog became more aggressive. While we swam away we never took our eyes off the agitated triggerfish, keeping the camera rig between our face and his, and it took a few nip of our fins over the course of about 50 feet before it finally relented.
las，几乎不到我们与顽强的巨人扳机鱼再次磨合。这次是我们的同伴Vincent Chalias被一个更大的攻击袭击B. virridescenswhile snorkeling in between dives in the shallow waters of Menjangan Island.
The shock of the attack was enough to elicit a frightening shriek
当一个更大的泰坦撞上他的肋骨笼子里时，文森特正在介意自己的生意。冲击力与强大的咬合的力量足以通过5mm厚的潜水服擦伤和吸收浅血。袭击的震惊足以引起一个令人恐惧的尖叫，引起了所有人的注意，而文森特在他的derrière上又咬了一口，然后他终于能够远离恶魔鱼。
The oceans can be a dangerous place and it’s important to never forget that humans are only temporary visitors underwater. Nowhere is that more clear than when you’re staring down the business end of a creature as bold as the Titan triggerfish, and we’ll be even moe vigilante to steer clear of their territory in the future.
