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{{Short description|Species of fish}}
{{More citations needed|date=February 2022}}
{{Speciesbox
 | image               = Yellow-margin triggerfish at Palmyra Atoll NWR (5123999534).jpg
 | taxon               = Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus
 | authority           = ([[Eduard Rüppell|Rüppell]], 1829)
 | synonyms            = *''Balistes flavimarginatus'' <small>Rüppell, 1829</small>
*''Pseudobalistes flavomarginatus'' <small>(Rüppell, 1829)</small>
}}
[[File:Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus2.jpg|thumb|''Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus'']]
The '''yellowmargin triggerfish''', '''pineapple trigger''', '''yellowface triggerfish''' or '''yellow-face triggerfish''' (''Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus'') is a [[marine (ocean)|marine]] fish in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Balistidae]]. It is found in coastal [[tropical]] waters and [[reefs]] of the [[Indo-Pacific]] from the [[Red Sea]] south to [[Natal (region)|Natal, South Africa]] and east from southern [[Japan]] south to [[Indonesia]], the [[Philippines]] and [[Samoa]], at water depths from {{convert|2|–|50|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{FishBase |genus= Pseudobalistes|species= flavimarginatus| month = February | year = 2015}}</ref>

[[File:Reef4262 - Flickr - NOAA Photo Library.jpg|thumb|left|Yellowmargin triggerfish at [[Apo Reef]], [[Philippines]]]]
This triggerfish can grow to a maximum length of {{convert|60|cm|in|abbr=on}}. They are marketed either fresh or dried for food, but are potentially dangerous in some areas due to [[ciguatera]] poisoning.

The yellowmargin triggerfish is [[oviparous]], [[Spawn (biology)|spawning]] in pairs. The female fish guards the nests aggressively. When not mating, this fish is solitary or may remain in pairs.

==See also==
*[[List of marine aquarium fish species]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
*{{FishBase_species_alt|ID=6027|taxon=Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus|year=2005|month=May}}
*Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p

==External links==
{{Commons category|Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus}}
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[[Category:Balistidae]]
[[Category:Fish of Thailand]]
[[Category:Fish of Palau]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Eduard Rüppell]]
[[Category:Fish described in 1829]]