Balistes polylepis Steindachner, 1876 .

Finescale Triggerfish. To 80 cm (31.5 in) TL (De La Cruz-Agüero et al. 1997). Metlakatla, south-eastern Alaska (Karinen et al. 1985; see comment under Melichthys niger below) to San Antonio (about 33°32’S), central Chile (Brito 2003), including Gulf of California (Bussing in Fischer et al. 1995), Islas Galápagos (Grove and Lavenberg 1997), and Hawai’i (Randall and Mundy 1998). Only one Alaska record and isolated records from Washington to California; most common south of California (Mecklenburg et al. 2002). Benthic; depth: 2–512 m (6–1,680 ft) (min.: Personal communication: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Fish Collection, La Jolla, California; max.: Miller and Lea 1972).