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    Balistes is a genus of triggerfish. There are currently five recognized species in this genus: † Balistes dubius Blainville, 1818 (Middle Miocene) † Balistes...
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    Balistes vetula, the queen triggerfish or old wife, is a reef dwelling triggerfish found in the Atlantic Ocean. It is occasionally caught as a gamefish...
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  • Opération Baliste was a French aeronaval operation off Lebanon aimed at securing citizens of the European Union in the context of the 2006 Lebanon War...
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    The grey triggerfish (Balistes capriscus), or gray triggerfish, is a species of ray-finned fish in the triggerfish family. The species is native to shallow...
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    Princeton University Press, 2009, ISBN 9780691089959 "Faits concernant Baliste Léopard (Balistoides conspicillum) - Encyclopédie de la Vie". Archived...
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    Balistes punctatus, the bluespotted triggerfish or simply spotted triggerfish, is a species of triggerfish from the Eastern Atlantic. It occasionally makes...
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    Balistes polylepis, or finescale triggerfish, is a species of fish. It is found in the Pacific Coast of the Americas from northern California southwards...
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    Family: Balistidae Genus: Melichthys Species: M. vidua Binomial name Melichthys vidua (J. Richardson, 1845) Synonyms Balistes nycteris Balistes vidua...
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    sites prior to mating and establish territories. Some male species (i.e. Balistes carolinensis and Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus) build hollow nests within...
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    Pseudobalistes Species: P. naufragium Binomial name Pseudobalistes naufragium (D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1895) Synonyms Balistes naufragium Jordan & Starks, 1895...
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    Baliste was a Arquebuse-class destroyer contre-torpilleur d'escadre built for the French Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. Completed in 1904...
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    Monacanthus chinensis (Osbeck, 1765) Synonyms Balistes chinensis Osbeck, 1765 Balistes granulosus Gronow, 1854 Balistes mylii Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1822 Monacanthus...
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    Aluterus scriptus, commonly known as scrawled filefish, broomtail filefish or scribbled leatherjacket, is a marine fish belonging to the family Monacanthidae...
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     ciliatus Binomial name Monacanthus ciliatus (Mitchill, 1818) Synonyms Balistes ciliatus Mitchill, 1818 Monacanthus davidsonii Cope, 1871 Monacanthus occidentalis...
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    the corps of the 3e REI Balkans, Kosovo Martinique Lebanon in Opération Baliste launched by French President Jacques Chirac, during the month of July 2006...
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    dispatched to Cyprus to evacuate civilians from Lebanon during Opération Baliste in the summer of 2006. In December 2006, the French Air Force began deploying...
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    Balistidae Genus: Rhinecanthus Species: R. verrucosus Binomial name Rhinecanthus verrucosus (Linnaeus, 1758) Synonyms Balistes verrucosus Linnaeus, 1758...
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     penicilligerus Binomial name Chaetodermis penicilligerus G. Cuvier, 1816 Synonyms Balistes penicilligerus Cuvier, 1816 Chaetoderma penicilligera Cuvier, 1816 Chaetodermis...
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    the context of the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict, France set up Opération Baliste. Mistral was the flagship of the fleet unit off Lebanon, escorted by the...
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    (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) Synonyms Balistes caerulescens, Rüppell, 1829 Balistes fuscus, Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Balistes rivulatus, Rüppell, 1837...
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    Image Notes Fish yellowtail snapper Ocyurus chrysurus queen triggerfish Balistes vetula glasseye Heteropriacanthus cruentatis whitespotted filefish Cantherhines...
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    Following the experiences of French naval commanders during Opération Baliste, the French deployment to aid European citizens in Lebanon during the 2006...
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    the bay. In Cuban Spanish, cochinos may also mean the queen triggerfish (Balistes vetula), which inhabit coral reefs in Bahía de Cochinos, in addition to...
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     freycineti Binomial name Meuschenia freycineti (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) Synonyms Balistes freycineti Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 Meuschenia skottowei Whitley, 1934 Monacanthus...
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    taskforce from 10 October to 25 November 1999. She served during Opération Baliste during the 2006 Lebanon War. The vessel operated as part of Opération Séisme...
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  • animals), for instance Opération Daguet ("brocket deer") or Opération Baliste ("Triggerfish"). The CIA uses alphabetical prefixes to designate the part...
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     Bulgaria,  Turkey Not Evaluated Ordo: Tetraodontiformes Family: Balistidae Balistes capriscus (Gmelin, 1789) Grey triggerfish Native  Bulgaria,  Turkey,  Ukraine...
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    caeruleolineatus No Rarely available 35 cm (13.8 in) Golden heart trigger Balistes punctatus No 61 cm (24.0 in) Halfmoon trigger Sufflamen chrysopterum No...
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    Somniosus microcephalus Y Y Gray conger Conger esculentus Y Y Gray triggerfish Balistes capriscus Y Y Gulf bareye tilefish Caulolatilus intermedius Y Y Gulf butterfish...
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  • code-name of a Yemeni military offensive in the northern Saada Governorate . Baliste (2006) — French codename for evacuation of EU civilians during Lebanon...
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