Blue Jaw Trigger females look like Sargassum Triggers

hrdneglcry · 04/03/2007, 02:58 PM

Blue Jaw Trigger females look like Sargassum Triggers. How can they be told apart from Sargassum Triggers?

triggerfreak · 04/03/2007, 04:10 PM

Sargassium triggers have a deep red tail. They are also called red tailed triggerfish.

hrdneglcry · 04/03/2007, 04:54 PM

yeah but so do Blue Jaw females.....

FMarini · 04/03/2007, 05:06 PM

actually blue jaw females if stressed can have the yellow brownish tail outline, the sargasum tail is red outlined. Next the body color of a sargassum is more grey, whereas the bluejaws tend to be bluish grey. If you've had a chance to see them side-by-side they look different.
If your blue jaw female is happy, she will have a nice yellow outline

hrdneglcry · 04/03/2007, 06:56 PM

I just got her, and a Sargassum Male. I have a Blue Jaw male too....here are PICS from Marinecenter of a Sargassum, and a blue Jaw female............
Sargassum.below

Blue Jaw Female below

FMarini · 04/03/2007, 09:19 PM

and your point is....they are visibly different fish, the argassum has black or dark spots between each scale, the bluejaws have whitish, the tail on the female blue jaw has a brownish color to it (again stressed), and th esargassum has a clear red coloration.
Again if you see these fish next to each other at the LFS, you'd see there are clear differences
I'm not saying if youve never seen a sargassum trigger before you would not correctly ID it from a blue jaw female or even a fully stressed male, but once youhave seen these fish- you won't make the mistake of ID'ing them

spotfin · 04/04/2007, 05:26 AM

Sargassum triggers also have 3 distinct lines on their cheeks.

triggerfreak · 04/04/2007, 05:29 AM

The sargassium trigger also will seem to be brighter looking. While most bluejaw females seem to be a dull gray color.

hrdneglcry · 04/04/2007, 08:44 AM

As I said, I have seen them together. I own both, and they are in the same tank. I see what you mean about the brown. But what does the Sargassum female look like?

triggerfreak · 04/04/2007, 12:45 PM

As far as i know there is no difference in a male or female sargassium trigger. I could be wrong but i have never seen them distuingest.

hrdneglcry · 04/04/2007, 02:07 PM

My little Trigger is a Blue Jaw. I see the yellow starting to show in the tail.

hrdneglcry · 04/04/2007, 06:22 PM

Here is the fish......it is supposed to be a Blue Jaw female.......it is the small one in front....the male is in the back....click the PIC to play.......

triggerfreak · 04/04/2007, 06:45 PM

Yep looks just like my female bluethroat.

mattyice · 04/04/2007, 07:22 PM

my female bluethroat is more of an olive grayish color

hrdneglcry · 04/12/2007, 09:37 AM

OK. No doubt. My little trigger is a female bluejaw. I finally found a good PIC of a female. below are PICs of a sargassum trigger, and a bluejaw female.
I have a Sargassum, and a pair of Bluethroats.

04/03/2007, 02:58 PM	#1
hrdneglcry Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 733	Blue Jaw Trigger females look like Sargassum Triggers Blue Jaw Trigger females look like Sargassum Triggers. How can they be told apart from Sargassum Triggers? __________________ Sunday morning, 9 AM, I saw fire in the sky, I felt my heart, pound in my chest, I HeaRrD aN EaGLe CRY. HRDNEGLCRY. S. Hagar "Eagles Fly"

04/03/2007, 04:54 PM	#3
hrdneglcry Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 733	yeah but so do Blue Jaw females..... __________________ Sunday morning, 9 AM, I saw fire in the sky, I felt my heart, pound in my chest, I HeaRrD aN EaGLe CRY. HRDNEGLCRY. S. Hagar "Eagles Fly"

04/03/2007, 05:06 PM	#4
FMarini 10 & Over Club Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Winston-Salem, NC Posts: 5,260	actually blue jaw females if stressed can have the yellow brownish tail outline, the sargasum tail is red outlined. Next the body color of a sargassum is more grey, whereas the bluejaws tend to be bluish grey. If you've had a chance to see them side-by-side they look different. If your blue jaw female is happy, she will have a nice yellow outline __________________ Fish die belly-up and float to the surface: its their way of falling- Andre Gide

04/03/2007, 06:56 PM	#5
hrdneglcry Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 733	I just got her, and a Sargassum Male. I have a Blue Jaw male too....here are PICS from Marinecenter of a Sargassum, and a blue Jaw female............ Sargassum.below Blue Jaw Female below __________________ Sunday morning, 9 AM, I saw fire in the sky, I felt my heart, pound in my chest, I HeaRrD aN EaGLe CRY. HRDNEGLCRY. S. Hagar "Eagles Fly"

04/03/2007, 09:19 PM	#6
FMarini 10 & Over Club Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Winston-Salem, NC Posts: 5,260	and your point is....they are visibly different fish, the argassum has black or dark spots between each scale, the bluejaws have whitish, the tail on the female blue jaw has a brownish color to it (again stressed), and th esargassum has a clear red coloration. Again if you see these fish next to each other at the LFS, you'd see there are clear differences I'm not saying if youve never seen a sargassum trigger before you would not correctly ID it from a blue jaw female or even a fully stressed male, but once youhave seen these fish- you won't make the mistake of ID'ing them __________________ Fish die belly-up and float to the surface: its their way of falling- Andre Gide

04/03/2007, 04:10 PM	#2
triggerfreak Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Columbus, MI Posts: 1,032	Sargassium triggers have a deep red tail. They are also called red tailed triggerfish.

04/04/2007, 05:26 AM	#7
spotfin Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Maine Posts: 762	Sargassum triggers also have 3 distinct lines on their cheeks.

04/04/2007, 05:29 AM	#8
triggerfreak Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Columbus, MI Posts: 1,032	The sargassium trigger also will seem to be brighter looking. While most bluejaw females seem to be a dull gray color.

04/04/2007, 08:44 AM	#9
hrdneglcry Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 733	As I said, I have seen them together. I own both, and they are in the same tank. I see what you mean about the brown. But what does the Sargassum female look like? __________________ Sunday morning, 9 AM, I saw fire in the sky, I felt my heart, pound in my chest, I HeaRrD aN EaGLe CRY. HRDNEGLCRY. S. Hagar "Eagles Fly"

04/04/2007, 12:45 PM	#10
triggerfreak Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Columbus, MI Posts: 1,032	As far as i know there is no difference in a male or female sargassium trigger. I could be wrong but i have never seen them distuingest.

04/04/2007, 02:07 PM	#11
hrdneglcry Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 733	My little Trigger is a Blue Jaw. I see the yellow starting to show in the tail. __________________ Sunday morning, 9 AM, I saw fire in the sky, I felt my heart, pound in my chest, I HeaRrD aN EaGLe CRY. HRDNEGLCRY. S. Hagar "Eagles Fly"

04/04/2007, 06:22 PM	#12
hrdneglcry Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 733	Here is the fish......it is supposed to be a Blue Jaw female.......it is the small one in front....the male is in the back....click the PIC to play....... __________________ Sunday morning, 9 AM, I saw fire in the sky, I felt my heart, pound in my chest, I HeaRrD aN EaGLe CRY. HRDNEGLCRY. S. Hagar "Eagles Fly"

04/04/2007, 06:45 PM	#13
triggerfreak Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Columbus, MI Posts: 1,032	Yep looks just like my female bluethroat.

04/04/2007, 07:22 PM	#14
mattyice Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 1,935	my female bluethroat is more of an olive grayish color

04/12/2007, 09:37 AM	#15
hrdneglcry Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 733	OK. No doubt. My little trigger is a female bluejaw. I finally found a good PIC of a female. below are PICs of a sargassum trigger, and a bluejaw female. I have a Sargassum, and a pair of Bluethroats. __________________ Sunday morning, 9 AM, I saw fire in the sky, I felt my heart, pound in my chest, I HeaRrD aN EaGLe CRY. HRDNEGLCRY. S. Hagar "Eagles Fly" Last edited by hrdneglcry; 04/12/2007 at 09:47 AM.